Texas HB88 allows courts to order retroactive child support starting from the child's conception date.

Texas HB88 amends the Family Code to allow courts to order retroactive child support beginning on the earliest possible date of the child's conception. This support can include an equitable portion of prenatal and postnatal health care expenses. The changes apply to orders rendered and acknowledgments of paternity made after the bill's effective date. The law presumes it is reasonable and in the child's best interest for retroactive child support to start from conception, subject to rebuttal by the obligor.

Texas HB88 allows courts to order retroactive child support starting from the child's conception date.

Texas HB88 amends the Family Code to allow courts to order retroactive child support beginning on the earliest possible date of the child's conception. This support can include an equitable portion of prenatal and postnatal health care expenses. The changes apply to orders rendered and acknowledgments of paternity made after the bill's effective date. The law presumes it is reasonable and in the child's best interest for retroactive child support to start from conception, subject to rebuttal by the obligor.