When a member’s child support was terminated on her daughter’s 18th birthday, Tim wrote a letter to the attorney general’s office on her behalf, explaining that home schools have been determined by the courts of Texas to be private schools. According to Texas Family Code §154.002, child support may continue beyond the age of 18,…
Concerning Child Support
Home schools have been determined by the courts of Texas to be private schools. According to Texas Family Code §154.002, child support may continue beyond the age of eighteen through high school graduation if the child is a full-time student pursuing a high school diploma in a private school. So when a member parent received…
When a THSC member received notice that her child support would be reduced because her son recently turned 18, THSC responded with a letter to the attorney general’s office on her behalf. Tim informed the office that the attorney general’s policy is clear on this point and that the parent has a legal right to…
As a follow-up to a recent phone conversation with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott regarding concerns of Texas home schoolers, Tim wrote a letter addressing the issue of child support beyond the age of 18 for home schooled students. Tim pointed out that although the law is clear on this matter, many times child support…
When the attorney general’s office Child Support division representatives had questions about continuing the child support for eighteen-year-old daughter of an Association member, the mother called THSC. Tim Lambert wrote a letter to the state’s attorney general, reminding the representative in the Child Support division of the rules regarding the payment of child support for…
