My Son And Ex-girlfriend, Have A Year Old Daughter. Should He Go To Court To Start Payments? .she Told Him He Could Pay Out Here If He Wanted.he,s Still In School And Works Partime.how Much Would He Be Required To Pay 10,20or 30 Percent.now He Get,s His Own Child Support Would The Court Make Him Pay Out Of His Child Support And If So How Much. He Gets $377 (in Tx)

First of all...

She's not demanding child support, right? So at this time, if he can still visit the child when he wants and pay what he wants and she's in agreement with that, at this time do nothing. No need for court costs and attorney fees. The following is copied from attorney general of texas website..

What if the non-custodial parent is still in school and has no money?

Remember, a non-custodial parent is responsible for supporting his or her child even if that parent is still a minor. The judge will look at a young parents income while he or she is still in school and decide how much support must be paid.

The non-custodial parents income can be reviewed again after he or she has finished school and begins working. The judge will decide what changes need to be made in the child support payment.

He's better off paying what he can each month, say 25% what he earns, because a young child needs more day to day items. The courts may say he needs to pay less or more down the road, but if they both agree that 25% is fair for now... Wait it out till school is done with. Anything he does pay, keep records of those payments, for future court proceedings, never pay cash and if you do, have her sign receipt or direct deposit funds to her account from his account for records. If something changes and they can't agree on the child's best welfare, then go to court and resolve it and set it up. Until then, if he's making monthly payments regularly without the courts making him, he's showing them, he's being responsible and he wants to be in that child's life and he cares about the child...

I say good for him... And say good of the mother to understand down the road with an education he's going to make something of himself that will benefit their daughter's life more than a few extra dollars a month now and a piece of paper demanding something he's already paying.

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He can be required to pay up to 49% of his pay check and if she ever desides to instate child support he will be required to pay back from the moment the child was born. The courts do not care one bit about the father- Pretty much the father has no rights without a good laywer. Without a layer the courts do what ever they want. So, if she ever changes her mind she can really screw him over. Trust me this has happed to my husband.

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