Texas § FA.156.404 - NET RESOURCES OF NEW SPOUSE
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§ FA.156.404. NET RESOURCES OF NEW SPOUSE
NET RESOURCES OF NEW SPOUSE. (a) The court may not add any portion of the net resources of a new spouse to the net resources of an obligor or obligee in order to calculate the amount of child support to be ordered in a suit for modification. (b) The court may not subtract the needs of a new spouse, or of a dependent of a new spouse, from the net resources of the obligor or obligee in a suit for modification. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
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