{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.066","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 154.066","heading":"INTENTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT.","body":"(a) If the actual income of the obligor is significantly less than what the obligor could earn because of intentional unemployment or underemployment, the court may apply the support guidelines to the earning potential of the obligor.\n(b) In determining whether an obligor is intentionally unemployed or underemployed, the court may consider evidence that the obligor is a veteran, as defined by 38 U.S.C. Section 101(2), who is seeking or has been awarded:\n(1) United States Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits, as defined by 38 U.S.C. Section 101(16); or\n(2) non-service-connected disability pension benefits, as defined by 38 U.S.C. Section 101(17).\n(c) The court may not consider incarceration as intentional unemployment or underemployment when establishing or modifying a support order.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 3017), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 286), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 154. CHILD SUPPORT","SUBCHAPTER B. COMPUTING NET RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.154.htm#154.066","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"8996b3e9ee79fd33df2898e03a03944572b50510c1e59b19bc1dc3472d4bb149","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.0655","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.067"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}