Sec. 156.404. NET RESOURCES OF NEW SPOUSE. (a) The court may not add any portion of the net resources of a new spouse to the net resources of an obligor or obligee in order to calculate the amount of child support to be ordered in a suit for modification.
(b) The court may not subtract the needs of a new spouse, or of a dependent of a new spouse, from the net resources of the obligor or obligee in a suit for modification.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subchapter E. Modification of Child Support
Section 156.401. Grounds for Modification of Child Support
Section 156.402. Effect of Guidelines
Section 156.403. Voluntary Additional Support
Section 156.404. Net Resources of New Spouse
Section 156.405. Change in Lifestyle
Section 156.406. Use of Guidelines for Children in More Than One Household
Section 156.407. Assignment of Child Support Right
Section 156.408. Modification of Support Order Rendered by Another State