Default Orders & Motions to Vacate

A default order enters when a party doesn't appear after proper service — and once it's in, it's hard to undo. Speed is everything.

The motion to vacate

File promptly with documentation showing either a service problem or excusable neglect, plus evidence of a defensible claim on the merits. Courts want both a reason you missed the hearing and a reason the outcome would change.

If it can't be vacated

Pivot immediately to a modification based on your actual income, so the arrears don't keep escalating at a number that was never accurate. Your local court's self-help center can point you to the right forms and hearing procedures.

Talk to a lawyer for child support at Sinkin Law Firm — we collect and enforce child support across Texas.