Texas HB1980 amends the Family Code to allow courts to order retroactive child support starting from the date of conception.

Texas HB1980 modifies the Family Code to allow courts to order retroactive child support beginning on the earliest possible date of the child's conception. This presumption can be rebutted if the obligor knew or should have known they were the father and sought to avoid a support obligation. The court may also order the obligor to pay for prenatal and postnatal health care expenses of the mother and child. The changes apply to acknowledgments of paternity and orders adjudicating paternity executed after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas HB1980 amends the Family Code to allow courts to order retroactive child support starting from the date of conception.

Texas HB1980 modifies the Family Code to allow courts to order retroactive child support beginning on the earliest possible date of the child's conception. This presumption can be rebutted if the obligor knew or should have known they were the father and sought to avoid a support obligation. The court may also order the obligor to pay for prenatal and postnatal health care expenses of the mother and child. The changes apply to acknowledgments of paternity and orders adjudicating paternity executed after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.