Dad Who Overpaid Child Support Entitled to Amount Overpaid
Tennessee child support case summary on overpayments. Michelle Kay (Clark) Love v. James Terrill Clark DISSENTING OPINION The husband and wife in this Loudon County, Tennessee, case were the parents of three children at the time of their 1992 divorce, and the husband was ordered to pay child support. By 2001, the husband no longer […]
Read More»2018 New Law: Recovering Attorneys Fees in TN Child Support, Alimony & Custody Cases
When enforcing child support or alimony orders, an earlier Tennessee law disallowed recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees incurred pursuing a criminal contempt action. Attempting to hold a deadbeat accountable often left the supported spouse on the hook for his or her family law attorney’s fees. All too often, being awarded financial support is only half […]
Read More»Quadriplegic Dad Found Guilty of Failure to Pay Child Support
Tennessee child support collection case summary. State of Tennessee Ex Rel. Deedra Climer Bass v. Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Perez The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were the parents of a daughter who was born in 1998. The father was ordered to pay $436 per month in child support. In 2002, the father […]
Read More»Back Child Support Can Be Limited to 5 Yrs: New Law in 2017
As of 2017, Tennessee child support law can limit retroactive child support to a five-year period counting backwards from date of the filed request. Back child support statute of limitations in Tennessee. Key changes were recently made to Tennessee’s retroactive child support law. Public Chapter 419 is one of several acts concerning domestic relations matters […]
Read More»Arrears Interest on Back Child Support Lowered: New Tennessee Law in 2017
The General Assembly amended Tennessee family law to change what interest may accrue on child support arrears and under what circumstances. This significant departure from prior law will benefit many. Parents dealing with situations involving delinquent child support need to be cognizant of these changes. The effective date of Public Chapter 145 is April 17, […]
Read More»Mom Gets New Day In Court After 400 Day Sentence for Non-Support
Tennessee child support collection case summary in family law. Lisa E. Burris v. James Morton Burris The mother and father in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2008. The father was named the primary residential parent of the three children, and the mother was granted parenting time every other weekend. The mother was […]
Read More»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 […]
Read More»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, […]
Read More»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 […]
Read More»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 […]
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