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Liberty Hill, TX Child Support Lawyer
What Our Clients Say
When a parent is self-employed or paid in cash, the income that drives child support is easy to obscure — and easy to dispute. SMB Law, PC digs into the real numbers for Liberty Hill families. A Liberty Hill child support lawyer knows how to pin down real income when a parent is self-employed or paid in cash. Shane has handled Central Texas support cases for more than twenty years and personally digs out the numbers others miss.
Liberty Hill has many self-employed tradespeople, contractors, and small-business owners, which makes proving true income one of the most common and important support issues in the area.
Where a Liberty Hill child support case is handled
Liberty Hill is in Williamson County, so a support suit is filed with the Williamson County District Clerk at the Justice Center in Georgetown. Many support matters resolve by agreement once the income is documented.
Self-employment, variable, and hidden income
Guideline child support assumes a clear income figure, but for a self-employed or cash-paid parent that figure is rarely obvious. Business owners can run personal expenses through a company, defer income, or show a low ‘salary’ while the business supports their lifestyle, and Texas law addresses this by defining self-employment net resources as gross receipts minus ordinary and necessary business expenses — which is not the same as the deductions a tax return claims. Where a parent is deliberately earning less than they could, a court can also assign intentional underemployment and calculate support based on earning potential rather than actual income. Untangling this takes financial records, tax returns, bank statements, and sometimes a forensic look at a business. We do that work so a Liberty Hill support order reflects real income, not a number designed to look small.
Proving the number the guideline needs
A Liberty Hill support case involving self-employment usually comes down to proof, and the records tell the story. We examine business and personal bank statements, tax returns, invoices, and expense claims to separate genuine business costs from personal spending run through a company, and to surface income that a simple salary figure hides. Where the evidence shows a parent could earn more but has arranged to earn less, we make the case for support based on earning capacity. This is detailed financial work, but it is what stands between a child and a support order built on an artificially low number. We take it on so a Liberty Hill order is grounded in what a parent truly earns and can earn.
Central Texas family-law experience you can rely on
Getting a child support number right — and enforceable — takes a lawyer who works with the guidelines regularly. You work directly with attorney Shane M. Boasberg, who has represented Texans for more than two decades and has been licensed by the State of Texas since 2003. He explains the math in plain English, makes sure the income figure the order is built on is correct, and keeps you informed from your first confidential consultation through final resolution.
Working with us from Liberty Hill
Our office is in downtown Austin, an easy reach from Liberty Hill. We handle most consultations and case updates by phone and video, and there is no fee for your first confidential consultation. If travel is difficult, we can meet by video.
Why parents choose SMB Law, PC
- Direct attorney access — you talk to Shane, licensed since 2003, not a call center.
- Accurate numbers — we make sure support reflects the true income and the law.
- Honest advice and transparent fees explained before you commit.
What working with us looks like
- Confidential consultation to understand your goals and the law that applies.
- Strategy and records tailored to your family’s situation.
- Negotiation or court — we settle when we can and litigate when we must.
- Resolution implemented correctly so you can move on.
Child support for Liberty Hill parents
Texas guideline support runs on percentages of the paying parent’s net monthly income — 20% for one child, 25% for two — with medical support on top, and Liberty Hill cases are set and enforced through the Williamson County courts at the Justice Center in Georgetown. When orders go unpaid, the county’s enforcement tools have real teeth: wage withholding, judgments with interest, license suspension, and contempt in serious cases. Precise records — what was ordered, what was paid, when — are what win these hearings.
Frequently asked questions
What happens if support goes unpaid in Williamson County?
Wage withholding, judgments with interest, license suspension, and contempt — including jail in serious cases. Documentation drives every one of those remedies.
How is child support figured for a self-employed parent?
Net resources are gross receipts minus ordinary and necessary business expenses — not simply the figure claimed on a tax return.
What if a parent hides income or works for cash?
Bank records, tax returns, and lifestyle evidence can be used to establish true income, and a court can look past a misleadingly low reported figure.
What is intentional underemployment?
When a parent deliberately earns less than they could; a court may base support on earning potential rather than actual income.
Do I have to travel to your office from Liberty Hill?
No. Our downtown Austin office is about 35 miles southeast via US-183, and we handle most of a Liberty Hill support case by phone and video.