Back Child Support Now Waivable Due to Change in Tennessee Child Support Law
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 […]
Read More»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 […]
Read More»Unmarried Parents Tennessee Child Support Laws
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 […]
Read More»TN Mom Jailed For Willfully Failing to Pay Child Support
Tennessee child support law case law summary on contempt, enforcement and collection from the Court of Appeals. Daniel Anthony Norfleet v. Audra Ann Norfleet – Tennessee divorce child support contempt and enforcement. Daniel and Audra Norfleet were divorced in 2007 after agreeing to a marital dissolution agreement. The father was named as the primary residential […]
Read More»TN Dad Cannot Be Forced to Tap SSI Benefits For Child Support
Tennessee child support law case law summary on child support enforcement from the Court of Appeals. In re Jordan H. – Tennessee divorce child support enforcement. The child in this child support enforcement case was over 21 years old at the time of this appeal, which involved arrearages in the father’s child support obligation. The […]
Read More»Mom Could Enforce Old Arkansas Child Support Judgment in Tennessee
Tennessee child support law case law summary on child support collection from the Court of Appeals. Carole Hoke Johns v. Sam N. Johns, Jr. – Tennessee divorce child support. Carole Hoke Johns and Sam N. Johns, Jr., were divorced in Arkansas in 1981. Under the Arkansas court order, the father was to pay $1000 per […]
Read More»No Contempt When TN Father Pays Child Support Based on Modified Order
Tennessee law case summary on child support in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Penelope Lynne Allen v. Gordon Carmack Allen – Tennessee divorce and child support law The father and mother were divorced in 2001 and were the parents of one four-year-old child. The mother was named the primary residential parent, […]
Read More»TN Dad Given 140 Days in Jail to Think About Child Support Obligation
Tennessee child support law case law summary on child support collection from the Court of Appeals. In the Matter of Faith A.F. – Tennessee divorce child support collection and enforcement At the time of the parents’ divorce, the father was named the primary residential parent. In 2009, the mother was named the primary residential parent, and the […]
Read More»TN Father Not Paying Support Not Criminal Contempt Due to Sarcoidosis
Tennessee law case summary on criminal contempt in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. State ex rel. Tonya Dotson v. Donald Howard – Tennessee divorce child support enforcement. The State of Tennessee brought a petition to have the father, Donald Howard, held in criminal contempt for failure to pay child support. He had been […]
Read More»Tennessee Dad Denied Lower Child Support Amount as 1 Child Turned 18
Tennessee child support law case law summary on lowering child support from the Court of Appeals. DOUGLAS EDWARD CORDER v. VALERIE JEAN CORDER – Lowering Child Support Failed The parties in this case are Douglas Edward Corder (“Father”) and Valerie Jean Corder (“Mother”). The parties have two children and were divorced in 1998. A child support order was entered in […]
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