Texas HB187 mandates retroactive child support from the month of conception for men adjudicated or acknowledging paternity.

Texas HB187 amends the Family Code to require men determined to be a child's father through adjudication or acknowledgment to pay retroactive child support starting from the first day of the calendar month of the child's conception. This support covers medical expenses, necessary materials for the child's health and safety, and lost wages due to medical attention during gestation, delivery, and postpartum recovery. The changes apply only to acknowledgments of paternity and orders adjudicating paternity executed on or after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025.

Texas HB187 mandates retroactive child support from the month of conception for men adjudicated or acknowledging paternity.

Texas HB187 amends the Family Code to require men determined to be a child's father through adjudication or acknowledgment to pay retroactive child support starting from the first day of the calendar month of the child's conception. This support covers medical expenses, necessary materials for the child's health and safety, and lost wages due to medical attention during gestation, delivery, and postpartum recovery. The changes apply only to acknowledgments of paternity and orders adjudicating paternity executed on or after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025.