Child Support Legal Services

Roland Barbosa, a Dallas child support lawyer, has represented thousands of clients in child support and medical support cases. We represent either side of the dispute whether you are the mother or you are the father in a child support cases. Our attorneys understand that child support can have a dramatic impact on your child’s welfare as well as your personal and family finances.

Whether you are trying to initiate child support for the first time or you are trying to increase or decrease the child support amount, we will provide you with experienced attorneys to get the results that are in the best interest of your child.

Who will pay child support?

In Texas, parents have a responsibility to provide for their child’s financial needs, even if their marriage or relationship has ended in divorce. The family courts in Texas generally order the parent without the primary physical custody of the child or children to pay child support and to help provide for their child’s other financial needs. Child support is paid until the child turns eighteen or graduates from high school depending upon which event comes last.

What if the Texas Attorney General has sued me for child support?

Our law firm represents both mothers and fathers of children who have been sued by the Texas Attorney General’s Office for child support, medical support, back child support, or paternity. It is important that your rights be explained and protected by an experienced attorney before you appear in front of a child support court referred to as IV-D Courts in Texas.

What other factors can a Court consider in ordering child support?

There are additional factors that the court may consider when determining child support payments, based on the guidelines in the Texas Family Code. Here are some of the other factors the judge may consider:

The child’s age.
The child’s financial needs.
The ability of both parents to financially support the child.
Any financial resources that are available to support the child.
Each parent’s amount of time spent with the child.
The cost of childcare expenses incurred by either parent.
Whether either parent has physical custody of another child.
The amount of alimony or spousal support is paid or received.

While the judge will consider the circumstances of the parents and the needs of the child, the court’s main concern is always “the best interests of the child”.

Why is child support ordered?

If you have children, your family law case will probably include child support obligations. If your case is a request for visitation or child custody, your case will probably also include child support. If you ask the court to establish paternity or legally name a child’s father, your case will probably also include a child support order. Child support is the legal system attempting to provide for the financial balance for children who grow up living with only one parent. All parents have a legal duty to support their children.

What is a legal parent?

A parent is the child’s mother, a man presumed to be the child’s father if he is married to the child’s mother when the child is born, a man legally determined by a court in Texas to be the child’s biological father, a man who signed an Acknowledgment of Paternity (AOP), or an adoptive mother or father.

How long do I have to pay child support?

In Texas, a court may order a parent to support his or her child until the child turns 18 years old, or graduates from high school (whichever occurs later), or until the child marries or dies or is emancipated (declared an adult) by court order. If the child is disabled, the court may order a parent to financially support the child indefinitely.

Who pays child support?

Texas courts usually order the parent who does not have primary custody of the child to pay child support and/or medical support. The parent who is ordered to pay child support is called the Obligor. The person receiving child support is called the Obligee.

How much will a parent have to pay for child support?

The court that signs the child support order has some discretion to determine the amount of child support a parent should pay. The amount of child support ordered should always be in the child’s best interest. The legislature has established guidelines to help a court determine child support amounts. The guidelines are presumed to be in a child’s best interest. The guidelines give the court a percentage to apply to a parent’s net resources. For a parent who has no other children outside the current court proceedings, the percentage to be applied is as follows:

20% for 1 child,
25% for 2 children,
30% for 3 children,
35% for 4 children,
40% for 5 or more children

Contact us to speak with an experienced, affordable, and aggressive Dallas child support lawyer about your case. Your 1st consultation is free!

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I contacted attorney Roland Barbosa after one of my work colleagues highly recommended him for a divorce case. He was not at his office when I contacted him. However, his legal assistant, I believe her name is Marie, talked to me about 20 minutes telling me about the divorce process and details about what I should expect going thru a divorce. I have no children; however, my husband and I have accumulated a lot of retirement funds and rental properties. I left my number and email address. Roland contacted me later that day regarding my situation. He was so experienced in these type of matters. I was so comfortable telling him about my situation. He was so patient listening to my story. I never expected a high profile attorney to be so patient with a potential client. After listening patiently to me for over 30 minutes, he explained in detail what would have to be filed and what to expect in Court. I never expected an attorney to take so much of his time to go over all the details of my case. I had called other lawyers but they never called me back. The one that did call me back, took 2 minutes talking to me. He then told me I needed $500 to go in to speak with him. Mr. Barbosa is really a peoples’ lawyer! I hired Mr. Barbosa. He was not the cheapest lawyer I had spoke with. But in the end, it was worth it to have such a professional, experienced, courteous and very well dressed attorney on my side. THANK YOU MR. BARBOSA…I WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT YOU DID FOR ME!

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Roland Barbosa was referred to me by one of my colleagues at work. I am a registered nurse with Baylor Hospital so my time is very valuable and I did not want to waste my time and money looking for an experienced family law attorney. I called Mr. Barbosa and spoke with him for almost 30 minutes about my situation. I was so glad that he would take his time to speak with me over the phone and not have me go in to his office. He was so informative and honest about what he advised me to do and especially not do in my situation. I can not begin to thank Roland for the help he gave me without charging me over the phone. I set up an in office meeting with him about a week later. He met me at his office on a Saturday which was the only day I could meet him. His legal assistant, Marie, was so nice and helpful in getting all the paperwork copied so Mr. Barbosa could have all my documents when he met me. I met with the attorney and we discuss all options available to me once we filed my divorce/custody case. He was extremely honest and experienced in that I could expect in my case. He told me things that I had never thought about before I decided to file. We had a large estate and 3 children so I wanted the best and most experienced attorney I could get for a reasonable fee. Roland was the perfect match for my needs. He took me one step at a time thru my difficult case explaining the options at each step of the way. We finally get a very favorable ruling from the judge after 8 months of fighting the case in court. I can not tell you how lucky I was to have hired Roland Barbosa. I could have NEVER gotten what I received had it not been for my attorney. His experience, his professionalism, and his honesty are the BEST! Roland, I hope you read this review because I intend to refer anyone and everyone that needs an honest and experienced attorney!!!!! God bless you!

I have used the Barbosa Law Firm twice for my divorces. I will always go back to using Roland Barbosa as my attorney. He has always been very aggressive in representing me in court AND he is very affordable. He has always allowed my to go on a payment plan. He has been practicing law for over 25 years so I trust him with all his advise about my cases. He has NEVER let me down. I have used other attorneys for different legal matters and some do not call you back or even return your email questions. Roland has never ignored me or my case. If I have to get ahold of him, all I have to do is email him or call his office or his cell phone. I will always tell my friends and family to contact Mr. Barbosa before hiring any other attorney. THANK YOU ROLAND!!!!!

I am so happy! Attorney Barbosa divorced me this morning!!! He was so nice and attentive. I had another attorney for a previous divorce and I will tell you that Mr. Barbosa I 1000 times more intelligent and professional than my previous lawyer. I was so happy that attorney Barbosa took my case. He spent so much time explaining his services and explaining what I had to do to make sure that I was not harmed by my spouse. I did not have too much money to spend on a divorce but that was not an issues with his office because he put me on a payment plan. he was always there when I called him to ask him questions. His assistant, Marie is the best too. She is so smart. The whole office was like family with me while I went thru this divorce. I have referred my sister to him because she needs an adoption. He has already started her case and she is so happy that I send her to him. If you ever need to speak with an attorney directly, call him at his office. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. BARBOSA!!!!!