Question:  Under what circumstances can a parent’s child support obligation be modified?

Answer:   The court may modify an order that provides for child support if the circumstances of the child, or parent paying support, have material and substantial changed. Tex. Fam. Code 156.401 (a)(1). The way to address this issue is to file a Motion to Modify the child support payment. A parent has a monthly court ordered obligation to pay support that continues to accrue unless the order is changed. In fact, the court has the discretion to retroactively reduce the child support obligation back to the date of filing or when the parent receiving support is given notice. So any person looking to modify child support would want to file as soon as possible.