If you are paying or receiving child support within the Texas Family Code, a recent amendment to the law may increase the amount you pay or receive. Beginning Sept. 1, 2013, the Texas child support guidelines "cap" has increased from $7,500 to $8,550. The first increase in 6 years, this hike was based on a 13.9 percent raise in the Consumer Price Index since 2007. Basically, it was time to i...