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 […]
Read More»TN Mom Entitled to Attorney’s Fees in Child Support Case
Tennessee child support case summary on attorney’s fees. In re Jasmine G. The child in this Tennessee child support case was born in 2005. The parents initially resided together, but separated shortly after the birth. In 2006, the juvenile court ordered the father to pay $402 per month in child support, with an arrearage of […]
Read More»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 […]
Read More»Swim Instructor Mom Found Voluntarily Underemployed
- At August 08, 2016
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee child support case summary on voluntary and intentional underemployment. Elizabeth Mesmer Cocke v. Thomas Lawrence Hunt Cocke The father and mother in this Tennessee case were married in 1993 and had two minor children. At the time of their 2012 divorce, the mother was named the primary residential parent with parenting time split evenly. […]
Read More»TN Child Support Should Have Been Modified as of Child’s 18th Birthday
Tennessee case summary on ending child support in family law. Daniel W. Mitchell v. Tricia Lurlene Hall The mother and father in this Tennessee case had three children at the time of their 2003 divorce. In 2008, they agreed to a permanent parenting plan calling for the father to pay $1,400 per month child support […]
Read More»TN Mom’s Child Support Computed Based on Actual Tax Deductions
- At July 11, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Kyle Kernan v. Beverly J. Kernan Nabors, et al. The mother and father in this Tennessee case were divorced in 1998, and the mother was awarded custody. The father was ordered to pay child support, but he rarely met the obligation. In 2008, the mother was hospitalized […]
Read More»TN Mom Not Voluntarily Underemployed When She Quits Job to Avoid Long Commute
Tennessee child support case summary on voluntary underemployment and modification. State ex rel. Maria Brown v. Andrew Brown The mother and father in this Tennessee case were divorce in 2008 and had one child, who was three years old. The permanent parenting plan granted equal parenting time to both parents, and set the father’s child […]
Read More»Tennessee Parents Ordered to Split Tax Exemtion for Child
- At May 30, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support
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Tennessee child support case summary on tax exemptions and dependency exemptions in divorce. William Stephanson McCloud, II, v. Kimberly Denise McCloud The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 2005 and had one daughter. The husband was a teacher, and the wife worked as a sales representative. The husband filed for divorce in […]
Read More»TN Alimony and Child Support Can’t Be Combined If Result Is a Cap on Alimony
- At May 25, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony, Child Support
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Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 36 years married. Robert Howard Lubell v. Deborah Jo Lubell The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 1976 and divorced in 1988. Shortly after the 1988 divorce, they began cohabitating, and remarried in 1991. In 2012, they both filed for divorce a second time. At […]
Read More»TN Non-Custodial Dad Not Entitled to Tax Exemption for Kids
- At May 04, 2016
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee child support case summary on tax exemption for children. Charlotte D. Culpepper v. Brandon K. Culpepper The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 1999 and had two children, who were ages eleven and seven at the time of their 2012 divorce. The mother was named the primary residential parent and […]
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