Bankruptcy Won’t Stop Child Support or Alimony After Bartlett TN Divorce
Your Bartlett, TN, divorce was just finalized, the property was equitably distributed, alimony was awarded, and child support ordered. Everything “financial” is going great until you receive notice that your former spouse has filed for bankruptcy. OMG… My Ex Is Bankrupt! There are a few basic bankruptcy principles worth knowing. One is how our U.S. […]
Read More»Imputed Income Permitted in Tenn. Only for Those Willfully Unemployed
Tennessee child support law on willful underemployment in Tennessee family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Teresa Ann Barrett Goodman v. Jeffery Wayne Goodman – Tennessee father not found willfully underemployed for child support income determination. This case involves a couple that divorced in 2008, after 15 years of marriage. The mother, Teresa Ann Barrett Goodman […]
Read More»How to Deviate from Tennessee’s Child Support Guidelines
Deviations allow for a greater or lesser amount owed than the child support amount calculated by the Tennessee Child Support Guidelines. Deviating is allowed but only in limited and listed circumstances. Many a worried parent has asked our Memphis child support attorneys the question: “Can the Court deviate from the Tennessee Child Support Guidelines in […]
Read More»High Income Parents Have a Duty to Share Through Tennessee Child Support
- At April 04, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Home
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Tennessee child support law in Tennessee family law from Supreme Court of Tennessee. Helen Matlock Nash vs. Charles Mulle – Tennessee Child Support Law Once a parent is a high-income earner, there is an expectation that their behavior includes providing financially for a child’s future, so says the Supreme Court of Tennessee in this early and continually […]
Read More»Deadbeat Dad Pays Child Support with $338M Lottery Jackpot
After winning the $338 Million Powerball Jackpot, one former deadbeat dad has completely cured his child support arrears. This Dad’s Just Plain Lucky On March 23, New Jersey resident and Powerball winner Pedro Quezada became one of the luckiest dads in the nation. The 44-year-old father of five purchased the sole winning lottery ticket and, […]
Read More»Can Tenn. Child Support Payments Be Returned After Paternity Fraud?
- At April 03, 2013
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee child support law on paternity fraud in Tennessee family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Can Tennessee child support payments be returned in a case of paternity fraud? TINA MARIE HODGE v. CHADWICK CRAIG – Tennessee child support law – paternity fraud This is a case of paternity fraud. The Court of Appeals ruled on whether or not child […]
Read More»TN Mom’s Bonus Not Included in Income | Dad Voluntarily Underemployed
- At April 01, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Divorce, Home, Income Determination
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Tennessee child support law in Tennessee divorce & family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Kathleen Anne Dilley v. James Kevin Dilley – Tennessee Child Support Law – Income Determination – Bonus & Voluntary Underemployment Dilley: Appeal to Recalculate both the Mother’s and Father’s income for Child Support Kathleen Anne Dilley (the Mother) and James Kevin Dilley (the […]
Read More»What a Difference a Day Makes in Tennessee Child Support Calculations
- At March 18, 2013
- By Miles Mason
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When the time arrives to begin calculating child support, Memphis child support lawyers look to parenting time as an essential factor in determining “How much?” child support a party will be ordered to pay. Child support is determined, in part, by the number of days each parent spends with the child. With Tennessee Child […]
Read More»Teenager Asks Mother for Paternity Establishment from Michael Jordan
- At March 07, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Home, News
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There’s an unusual paternity action going on just south of Tennessee in the Peach State. The Fulton County, Georgia, paternity case involves a 16-year-old, a YouTube video, and renowned NBA shooting guard Michael “Air” Jordan. The Mother The mother is Pamela Y. Smith and her son, Grant “Taj” Reynolds, was born in 1996. Taj is […]
Read More»How to Lower Tennessee Child Support Payments
When circumstances change, it may result in needing to lower Tennessee child support payments. The Tennessee Department of Human Services (Child Support Service Division) is the agency that oversees decreases in child support, and a Memphis child support lawyer can help with the process and answer any questions regarding how to decrease child support payments. […]
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