Cancelled Debt Held Not Income For Child Support Calculation

Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. William Lane Lanier v. Corie J. Lanier The mother and father of three children in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2007. At the time of the divorce, both parents were given equal parenting time. A modification was later made with respect to the oldest child, and […]

Financial Planner Commissioned Future Trail Income Divided as Asset

At July 12, 2017
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 25+ Years Married, Income Determination
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Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 27 years married. Erin Alford Fuller v. Roger Darnell Fuller The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, divorce case were married in 1988 and had two children before the wife filed for divorce in 2014. By the time of the divorce, the daughter had attained the age […]

Dad Not Voluntarily Underemployed Leaving Lucrative Oil Job in Angola

Tennessee child support case summary on income determination and voluntary underemployment. Emily Mae Kelly v. Ryan Marshall Kelly In this Lewis County, Tennessee, divorce case, the trial court in 2012 entered a permanent parenting plan naming the mother the primary residential parent of the parties’ daughter, who was eleven years old at the time. The […]

Dad Gets Imputed Income for Child Support Due to Impressive Resume

Tennessee child support case summary on imputed income. Anita V. Wadhwani v. Peter L. White The wife in this Tennessee case filed for divorce in 2003. At the time of the divorce, the parties had two sons, ages 3 years and 7 months. Under the parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent […]

Withdrawals of Principal from Trust Count as Income for Purposes of TN Child Support

Tennessee child support case summary on income determination with trust income and underemployment. Lee Stack, III, v. Joann Valerie Stack The mother and father in this case were divorced in Montana in 2012, and had one son who had been born in 2011. The Montana court named the mother as the primary residential parent, and […]

Dad’s Support Based on Prior Income After Taking Lower Paying Job

Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. John Michael Thayer v. Jennifer Lynn Thayer The mother and father in this Tennessee case had one child and were divorced in 2010. The daughter was diagnosed with autism and attended the Brown Center for Autism. The original parenting plan named the mother as primary residential parent, […]

Mom’s Child Support Based on Actual Wages, Not Prior Earnings

Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Megan E. Smith v. Justin L. Smith The mother and father in this Tennessee case had one child at the time of their 2011 divorce, and the trial court set the mother’s child support obligation at $45 per month. In 2013, the trial court raised this to […]

Stay at Home TN Mom’s Child Support Based on Imputed Income

Tennessee child support case summary on imputing income to a stay at home mom. Jennifer Rebecca Creswell Henegar v. Jason Adam Henegar The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 2007 and had a son in 2007. They separated in 2013, but both continued to live with the son in the […]

TN Dad’s Income Not Imputed Amount from Earlier Appeal

Tennessee child support case summary on income determination in divorce and family law. Gretchen Michele Benedict v. Donald Lester Benedict, Jr. The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2000 and had two children. The trial court ordered the father to pay child support of $3,200 per month and the father brought an […]

Fringe Benefits as Income Under TN Child Support Guidelines

Are fringe benefits included in gross income under Tennessee’s child support guidelines? Could you pay more child support now because you drive a company car? Yes, to both questions. And the answer is the same for most child support jurisdictions, not just in Tennessee. When parents pull out the child support worksheets and start calculating […]