the Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. Richard Lynn Scholer

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• holding that equitable estoppel cannot be used as affirmative defense in child-support enforcement actions
• noting that “a court may not adjust arrearage amounts outside of the statutorily mandated exceptions, offsets, and counterclaims”
• noting that “a court may not adjust ar-rearage amounts outside of the statutorily mandated exceptions, offsets, and counterclaims”
• noting that “a court may not adjust arrearage amounts outside of the statutorily mandated exceptions, offsets, and counterclaims”
• stating that “[a]lthough obligor may counterclaim or receive an offset for amounts actually paid, he has no other defenses to the claim” except affirmative defense in Section 157.008
• stating that a parent’s obligation to pay child support is not a debt to a former spouse but rather a duty the parent owes to his or her child

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