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Wells Branch, TX Modification Lawyer
What Our Clients Say
Texas child support usually ends when a child grows up — but not always. In Wells Branch, SMB Law, PC helps families secure continued support for an adult child who cannot support themselves because of a disability. A Wells Branch modification lawyer knows Texas can extend support for an adult child who cannot support themselves due to a disability. Shane has been licensed since 2003 and personally secures continued support for those Central Texas families.
Wells Branch families raising a child with a serious disability often do not realize that support can be structured to continue into adulthood, well past the usual cutoff.
Where a Wells Branch modification is handled
Wells Branch is in Travis County, so a suit is filed with the Travis County District Clerk at the Civil and Family Courthouse on Guadalupe Street in Austin. Many of these matters are resolved by agreement once the disability is documented.
Support for an adult child with a disability
Ordinary Texas child support ends at 18 or high-school graduation, whichever is later, but the law makes an exception for an adult child who is unable to care for themselves. A court can order support to continue indefinitely — potentially for the child’s lifetime — where the child has a physical or mental disability that existed before the 18th birthday (or arose from a condition that did) and that requires substantial care and supervision. This support can be established in the original order or added later, and it is set with the adult child’s actual needs, existing resources and public benefits, and each parent’s ability to pay in view. Because the timing and the paperwork matter, and because support can affect a disabled adult’s benefits, we help Wells Branch families put this in place carefully — ideally coordinated with any guardianship or special-needs planning — so the support helps the child without creating new problems.
Coordinating support with benefits and guardianship
Support for a disabled adult child is worth getting right, because done carelessly it can do harm. Many adult children with disabilities rely on means-tested public benefits like SSI and Medicaid, and paying support directly to the adult child can reduce or jeopardize those benefits. For Wells Branch families we think through the whole picture: whether support should be paid to a parent-caregiver or directed into a properly drafted special-needs trust, how the order interacts with an approaching or existing guardianship, and how to document the disability and care needs so a court will extend support in the first place. The goal is a support arrangement that genuinely adds to the adult child’s security rather than trading one benefit for another — which is why these cases are best handled with an eye on the family’s long-term plan, not just the support order itself.
Working with us from Wells Branch
Our office is about 12 miles south in downtown Austin via I-35 and Mopac. We handle most Wells Branch modification matters by phone, video, and e-signature. Parents who live in Austin itself can start with our modification lawyers in Austin, TX page.
At SMB Law, PC 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. We explain things in plain English, give you a plan instead of more stress, and keep you informed from your first confidential consultation through final resolution.
Why clients choose SMB Law, PC
- Direct attorney access — you talk to Shane, licensed since 2003, not a call center.
- Honest advice — if a fight is not worth the cost, we say so.
- 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 situation.
- Negotiation or court — we settle when we can and litigate when we must.
- Resolution implemented correctly so you can move on.
Frequently asked questions
Does child support always end at 18 in Texas?
No. It ordinarily ends at 18 or graduation, but a court can order indefinite support for an adult child who cannot support themselves due to a qualifying disability.
Can support continue for a disabled adult child?
Yes, where the disability existed before adulthood and requires substantial care. It can be ordered in the original case or added later by modification.
Will support affect my child’s public benefits?
It can, so we coordinate with special-needs planning — such as a trust — so support does not unintentionally reduce means-tested benefits.
Where is a Wells Branch case filed?
With the Travis County District Clerk at the Civil and Family Courthouse on Guadalupe Street in Austin.