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	Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs Free form: The Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs is a sworn statement, telling the court that you cannot pay the court's filing fees. By: Travis County Law Library Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Answers to questions about Child Support in Texas What is child support, how much is child support, how to establish child support payments, withholding orders and more answers to questions about child support. By: Texas Access to Justice Forms Work Group


	Child Support Calculator Use this fillable Adobe form to see an estimate for child support payments in Texas. This is only an estimate courts consider other factors to detemine child support payments. By: Partnership for Legal Access


	Child Support through the Texas Attorney General's Office (Separate Website) Link to OAG Child Support site.


	Common Questions about Child Custody What is custody in Texas? What does the court think about in making custody decisions? Will I get to see my kids after we get divorced? By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid


	Default Judgment Kit (Separate Website) These forms explain what you need to do to get a final judgment when the other party will not respond to the lawsuit or appear in court. This kit includes instructions and explanations about what you must do, a checklist for the forms you need, and the actual forms you can use. (New Adobe Interactive Form. You can now fill out the form online and print it.) By: Travis County Law Library


	General Affidavit (free form) A General Affidavit is a written statement, sworn to be true, giving specific reasons to support the things you are asking a judge to do. It is required when you ask the court for "extraordinary" or extra special relief like removing someone from a home or protecting children from an abusive parent These forms have instructions on how to complete the affidavit and a blank affidavit form. (New Adobe Interactive Form. You can now fill out the form online and print it.) By: Travis County Law Library


	How Does Domestic Violence Affect Children? Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Children By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid


	Modification Kit Here you will find all of the documents needed to modify your divorce decree. By: Partnership for Legal Access


	Paternity Establishment FAQs Frequently Asked Questions By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (Dallas Office)


	Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship (SACPR) Documents Needed to make custody, visitation, and child support orders for children. Use these forms only if the parties are not divorcing and paternity has already been determined. By: Partnership for Legal Access


	Texas Attorney General Handbook for Non-Custodial Parents (Separate Website) By: Texas Attorney General


	TXAccess.org (Separate Website) This links to a website of English and Spanish resources for parents who do not have primary custody of their children, sponsored by Legal Aid of Northwest Texas and the Texas Attorney General's Office. It contains legal information about custody, child support, visitation, grandparents' rights and paternity issues. It provides some forms that might be useful to a non-custodial parent. By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas


	Visitation for Children under Age 3 Visitation needs of children under age 3 are generally deemed by the courts to be different than the visitation for older children. By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (Dallas Office)


	Visitation: Is There a Standard Schedule? A description of what Texas law sets out as a standard visitation schedule for children over 3 years old. By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid


	Who Will Get Primary Custody? What the court considers when deciding custody. By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid


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