{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.129","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 154.129","heading":"ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF COMPUTING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN MORE THAN ONE HOUSEHOLD.","body":"(a) If the obligor's monthly net resources are not greater than the amount described by Section 154.125(a) and if the obligor's monthly net resources are equal to or greater than the amount described by Section 154.125(c), in lieu of performing the computation under the preceding section, the court may determine the child support amount for the children before the court by applying the percentages in the table below to the obligor's net resources:\nMULTIPLE FAMILY ADJUSTED GUIDELINES\n(% OF NET RESOURCES)\nNumber of children before the court\n(b) If the obligor's monthly net resources are less than the amount described by Section 154.125(c), in lieu of performing the computation under the preceding section, the court may determine the child support amount for the children before the court by applying the percentages in the table below to the obligor's net resources:\nLOW-INCOME MULTIPLE FAMILY ADJUSTED GUIDELINES\n(% OF NET RESOURCES)\nNumber of children before the court\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 286), Sec. 5, 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 C. CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.154.htm#154.129","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"cedd7af57d1adb7c0a0a04ac360c9634d49cce26b03c39f93cf3794dc0e76600","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.128","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-154.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}