for the 1000th time the child support game doesn't work the same way in TX as CA and NY. No woman is taking Ronnie to court if he takes care of his business.
The same thing would happen in CA or NY. If a man is paying the women enough for all expenses and the woman is happy with the arrangement and amount she is getting, there is no need to take the man to court. The woman takes the man to court when: a) he is not paying or b) wants more money. Other than that, if both parties (man and woman) are happy with the arrangement, there is no need to ever get the courts involved.