Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
what is child support legally for
my ex-wife uses my child support to pay her rent and cant afford to buy my children clothes,toys etc.
she states that the child support is to pay her rent, I disagree. thats what her job is for. I just want to know what the law says child supt is to be used for.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: what is child support legally for
The money goes into your ex's bank account and it is comingled with the rest of her money.
Child support is to be used to "support" the children.
What is c.s. to be used for?
electricity - for heat and a/c
food
clothes
school supplies
personal products so they stay clean
a washer & dryer to have clean clothes
gasoline to drive the kids
car payment to have a vehicle to drive the kids
rent/mortgage to have a place for the kids to live
In other words, basically everything.
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