The guidelines for support of a child are based on the assumption that the court will order the obligor to provide medical support and dental support for the child in addition to the amount of child support calculated in accordance with those guidelines.
Tex. Fam. Code § 154.064
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND DENTAL SUPPORT FOR CHILD PRESUMPTIVELY PROVIDED BY OBLIGOR
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re the Marriage of Grossnickle (2003)
Most recently applied in Melton v. Toomey (June 2011)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.