The amount of support ordered for the benefit of a child shall be determined without regard to:
(1) the sex of the obligor, obligee, or child; or
(2) the marital status of the parents of the child.
Tex. Fam. Code § 154.010
NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MARITAL STATUS OF PARENTS OR SEX
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case in the Interest of Z.B.P. and J.N.P. (2003)
Most recently applied in In Re ZBP (June 2003)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.