Great Hills, TX Child Support Lawyer

Recognized & Trusted

A parent who supports children in more than one household does not pay the full guideline percentage for each. SMB Law, PC helps Great Hills parents get the multiple-family adjustment right. A Great Hills child support lawyer knows supporting children in more than one household lowers the guideline percentage for each. Shane has been licensed since 2003 and personally makes sure the multiple-family adjustment is applied for Central Texas parents.

For a Great Hills parent with children from more than one relationship, the standard support percentages do not simply stack — Texas adjusts them.

Where a Great Hills child support case is handled

Great Hills is in Travis County, so a child support case is filed with the Travis County District Clerk at the Civil and Family Courthouse on Guadalupe Street in Austin. Many orders are reached by agreement.

Credit for children in another household

The Texas guideline percentages assume the paying parent is supporting only the children in the case before the court. When that parent has a legal duty to support other children — from a prior or later relationship — the guidelines reduce the percentage applied, through a separate multiple-family adjustment schedule. The base percentage for the children in this case drops depending on how many other children the obligor is also legally responsible for. The credit generally applies to children the parent is actually obligated to support, not stepchildren the parent has no legal duty toward. Applying this adjustment correctly can meaningfully change the monthly number, and it is often missed when a parent does not raise it or cannot document the other obligations. We help Great Hills parents establish and apply the multiple-family guidelines accurately — whether they are the parent entitled to the credit or the parent making sure the other side’s claimed credits are legitimate.

Applying the multiple-family schedule accurately

The multiple-family adjustment is one of the more overlooked parts of a Great Hills support calculation, and it cuts both ways. For a paying parent with children in more than one home, we document the other support duties — existing orders and the children actually being supported — and apply the correct reduced percentage so the obligation reflects reality. For a receiving parent, we verify that any credit the other side claims is genuine and properly counted, not an inflated way to shrink support. Because the adjustment interacts with the net-resources calculation, getting both pieces right is what produces an accurate number. Handled carefully, the result is a support figure that fairly accounts for every child the parent is responsible for.

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 Great Hills

Our office is in downtown Austin, an easy reach from Great Hills. We handle most consultations and case updates by phone and video, and your first consultation is confidential. If travel is difficult, we can also come to you.

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

1. Confidential consultation to understand your goals and the law that applies.
2. Strategy and records tailored to your family’s situation.
3. Negotiation or court — we settle when we can and litigate when we must.
4. Resolution implemented correctly so you can move on.