Dad Not Liable for Attorney’s Fees in Criminal Contempt Case

Tennessee child support case summary on enforcement and attorney’s fees. Joyce Bradley Watts v. Colin Wade Watts The mother and father in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2009, and the mother was named the primary residential parent of their minor children. The father was ordered to pay $629 per month in child support, as […]

TN Dad With 71 Cents Can’t Be Jailed For Failing to Pay $150 Child Support

Tennessee child support collection case summary. State of Tennessee ex rel. Judy Johnson v. Harold Newman, Jr. The State of Tennessee brought this child support collection action against the father in Roane County, Tennessee. The father had been ordered to pay $264 per month in current child support, as well as $109.50 to cover arrearages, […]

Dad Liable for Kids Medical Bills from EOB

Tennessee child support case summary on liability for medical expenses not covered by insurance. Elizabeth Eberbach v. Christopher Eberbach The mother and father in this Tennessee divorce case had a long history of litigation of various disputes that arose between them. The most recent was the mother’s motion for a judgment against the father for unrecovered […]

Tennessee Dad Liable For Child Support During Time Spent in Prison

Tennessee child support case summary on back support. State of Tennessee ex rel. Inger Brown v. Larry W. Shipe, Jr. The State of Tennessee brought this child support action in 2014 to set the father’s child support obligation. The trial court set the father’s obligation at $299 per month, retroactively to 2007. However, the trial court […]

TN Dad’s Child Support Credited for Providing Necessaries, But Only Back Six Years

Tennessee child support collection case summary. Dawn Noles Martin (Gorham), et al., v. Matthew Kendall Martin, et al. The mother and father in this Tennessee divorce case were divorced in Carroll County in 2000. At the time of the divorce, they had a son who was four and a daughter who was two. At the […]

Tennessee Father’s Interest in Trust Held Not Fraudulent Transfer

Tennessee child support collection case summary. Melissa L. Taylor v. James T. George, II The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were divorced in South Carolina in 2002. They had two children, both of whom were adults by the time of the Tennessee litigation. As a part of the South Carolina case, the husband […]

Tennessee Court Can Enforce Child Support Even If a Custody Action is Pending in Nevada

At August 05, 2015
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Child Support Collection
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Tennessee law case summary on child support enforcement jurisdiction in family law from the Court of Appeals. Barbara Jean Blake v. Russell Alan Blake – Tennessee child support enforcement jurisdiction The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case had two children and were divorced in 2006. The mother was named the primary residential parent. In […]

Back Child Support Now Waivable Due to Change in Tennessee Child Support Law

At June 29, 2015
By Miles Mason
In Child Support, Child Support Collection, News
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New Tennessee child support law in 2015: If parents and judge agree, back child support owed and in arrears may be waived as part of a settlement agreement if all requirements met. This makes elimination of back child support owed in arrears is now legally possible. An important piece of Tennessee child support legislation was recently […]

Tennseee Dad Gets Credit for Child Support Paid Directly to Mom

Tennessee child support case law summary on child support collection from the Court of Appeals. In re Jacob H. – Tennessee child support collection Drena D. and James C. were the parents of Jacob H., who was born in 1994. Beginning in 1995, the Juvenile Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, ordered the father to pay child […]

Unmarried Parents Tennessee Child Support Laws

At December 22, 2014
By Miles Mason
In Child Support, Child Support Collection, Father's Rights, Paternity
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Any conversation about Tennessee child support laws for unmarried parents necessitates a few words about paternity establishment and child custody, too. This is useful information to many families in Memphis, suburban Shelby County, and elsewhere in the state. Take a look at some recent statistics. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that […]