Legal Opinion

in the Interest of J.A.J.

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided April 2, 2009No. 09-07-00497-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order retroactively increasing a father’s court-ordered child support obligation. The child’s father, A.J., 1 appeals from the trial court’s order that found him in arrears and obligated him to pay $23,200.00 in retroactive child support. A.J. argues, in part, that the trial court abused its discretion by using only his immediate past wage information to calculate the entire amount due for the child’s past support. Because we agree the trial court failed to follow the statutory guidelines in calculating A.J.’s arrearage, we reverse and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Worford v. StamperTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Pat Baker Co., Inc. v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  3. In the Interest of Sanders, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bates v. Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcareDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2024
  2. In Re JAJ, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2009
  3. Juan Ayala v. Blanca Edit Ayala, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011

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