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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Tennessee child support law determining income from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. DANIEL J. VELEZ v. CHRISTY M. VELEZ – Tennessee child support laws Daniel Velez (the Father) and Christy Velez (the Mother), were married for twelve and one-half years, and had two children. In September 2010, the Father filed for divorce in the Montgomery County Circuit Court. Throughout most […]
Read More»What happens if back child support is owed in Tennessee?
When back child support is owed, the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) may intervene on behalf of the parent seeking it. Tennessee child support laws provide this program so that parents who are owed money can take the necessary steps to enforce child support and recover what was never paid. The laws specifically allow for retroactive […]
Read More»TN Dad Awarded Evidentiary Hearing on Mom’s Income
Tennessee law case summary after 10 year marriage in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Daniel Lee Coleman v. Andrea Gibson Coleman – Tennessee divorce laws The Mother, Andrea Coleman brought action against the Father, Daniel Coleman in January of 2010. The parties, married in May of 2000 had one child born […]
Read More»Parent’s Agreement For TN Child Support Longer Than 18 Valid
Is a Tennessee parents’ agreement enforceable if a parent agrees to pay child support longer than the law requires? In Alison v. Hagen, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee found that the Father was obligated to continue paying child support even after his older child turned 18, due to the contract he made with the Mother […]
Read More»Dad’s Income More Than Disability Payments in Child Support
Tennessee child support law income determination in Tennessee family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. LOWERY vs. WOMBLE – Tennessee Father’s Income Determined More than Disability Payments Received Mr. Larry G. Womble, II (the “Father”) and Ms. Venus L. Lowery (the “Mother”) were divorced in 2002, incorporating a “Marital Dissolution Agreement” and “Permanent Parenting Plan” into […]
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