My husband quit his job after I filed for divorce. Can he use this as an excuse to get out of paying child support?
Assuming that you are appointed as the managing conservator with the exclusive right to receive and disburse child support for the benefit of your children, the court will order your husband to pay child support regardless of his employment status. Even if your husband is unemployed, the law presumes a parent can at least work 40 hours per week at minimum wage. The court will likely inquire into why your husband left his job and the timing of that decision. If the court finds that he is intentionally unemployed or underemployed, then the court may determine the child support obligation based on his previous employment.
