{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.068","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 154.068","heading":"WAGE AND SALARY PRESUMPTION.","body":"(a) In the absence of evidence of a party's resources, as defined by Section 154.062(b), the court shall presume that the party has income equal to the federal minimum wage for a 40-hour week to which the support guidelines may be applied.\n(b) The presumption required by Subsection (a) does not apply if the court finds that the party is subject to an order of confinement that exceeds 90 days and is incarcerated in a local, state, or federal jail or prison at the time the court makes the determination regarding the party's income.\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. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (H.B. 943), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.","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#154.068","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"b426b9178fd0738014ab2dcb4fc0c68639ecf4dabe0feefe524dc1c43b70fbc2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.067","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.069"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}