Rodriguez v. Rodriguez

OPINION

ENOCH, Justice.

This case involves construction of the sections of the Texas Family Code (the “Code”) governing child support when the obligor’s net monthly resources exceed $4,000. The trial court awarded $2,500 in child support to be paid out of the obligor’s net monthly resources of $8,900, based on the needs of the child and the net resources of the parents. The court of appeals reversed and remanded, holding that the child support award violated the Code provision limiting child support awarded from net monthly resources that exceed $4,000 to the proven needs of the child. 834…