Custody/Child Support Forms

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TexasLawHelp.org Forms

TexasLawHelp is a website that provides free, reliable legal information. It is run by several nonprofits and pro-bono organizations.

Answer (family law case)
Respond to a law suit in a family law case. Forms are available for custody (SAPCR), divorce, paternity, modification, and name change situations.
Consent to medical treatment by non-parent
Allow certain non-parents to consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of a child.
Custody
Ask the court for custody, visitation, child support, and medical support orders when you are not getting divorced and paternity has been established. Also known as a suit affecting the parent-child relationship (SAPCR). Forms and information are provided for both parents and non-parents.
Modification kit
Request to change a court order for child custody, visitation, and support.
Paternity
Ask for a paternity order that says who is (or who is not) a child’s legal father.
Visitation enforcement kit
Request the court to enforce your visitation order.
Visitation demand letter
Send a letter to demand that your court ordered visitation rights be respected.
Service by publication
Tell the judge that you want to serve the other parent by publishing in a newspaper because you cannot find the other parent.
Stop child support withholding
Stop income withholding for child support when the child support obligation has ended or the parties have reached an agreement for child support to stop and the parties have filed a modification case.
View all forms on the TexasLawHelp website

Texas Attorney General's Office Forms

The Texas Attorney General's office is part of the executive branch of the Texas government.

Child support forms from the Texas Attorney General's Office
The Texas Attorney General's office provides some legal forms related to child support on their website including complaint forms and income withholding forms.

Department of Family and Protective Services Forms

The Department of Family and Protective services is a government agency run by the Texas Health and Human Services department.

Authorization agreement for non-parent relative (Form 2638)
Appoint a caregiver for your child. Allows parents and other specified relatives to permit a designated adult to take certain actions and obtain services on behalf of the child. For more information see TexasLawHelp.org's FAQs on this topic.

County and District Clerks' Association Forms

The County and District Clerks' Association is a professional organization for clerks in Texas.

View family and juvenile forms from the County and District Clerks' Association
See the folder labeled "Family and Juvenile" on the CDCA's website.

E-books from the Texas State Law Library

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Other Places to Find Forms

Court websites

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For example, the Dallas County District Clerk and the Harris County District Clerk provide downloadable legal forms on their websites.
To find court websites and contact information view the Texas judicial directory, search the judicial directory database, or view the interactive map of judicial districts.

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The State Law Library has books with legal forms and drafting guides to check out at our location in Austin.
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An attorney

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