Unlike many other states, Texas law limits the amount of support a court can order.
Spousal maintenance must be the lesser of (1) $5,000 a month or (2) 20% of a party’s
average monthly gross income. The Court will look first at the obligor’s gross monthly
income and determine what 20% of that would be. Then they will take the lesser of
the 20% or $5,000 as the spousal maintenance amount. The Court puts a cap on spousal
maintenance so the award cannot be more than $5,000.