No Post-Divorce Child Support for Disabled Adult Child
Tennessee child support case summary on post-divorce support for adult child. Daniel C. Woodard v. Joan N. Woodard The mother and father in this Cumberland County, Tennessee, case were the parents of a disabled adult daughter who was in need of full-time care. The father was a veterinarian who owned his own practice, and the […]
Read More»After Three Appeals, Dad Must Pay $23,000 Back Child Child Support
Tennessee child support arrearage case summary. State ex rel. Sharon Denise Townsend v. Eric Wayne Williamson This Shelby County, Tennessee, parentage case of a child born in 1998 made three trips to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. After the father filed a 2003 petition to establish parentage, the trial court awarded both parents joint custody […]
Read More»TN 2018 Legislation: New Interest Rates on Child Support Arrears
New legislation changed the rates of interest courts can order on child support arrears, again. Public Chapter 1049 was signed into law on May 21, 2018, amending Tennessee’s child support law. All of the statutory interest rate changes for arrears went into effect on July 1, 2018. Interest on Child Support Arrears In Tennessee law, […]
Read More»Court Tosses Out Appeal When Brief Fails to Minimally Comply With Rules
Tennessee child support collection case and appeals court process summary. In re Joshua E., et al. This was an appeal of a juvenile case from Davidson County, Tennessee. After a contentious trial of the mother’s motion for modification of parenting time, Judge Sheila Calloway issued a detailed order containing findings of fact, conclusions of law, […]
Read More»Doctor Ordered to Fund Educational Trust Accounts for College
- At August 22, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support
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Tennessee child support case summary on college education costs after divorce. Kathryn A. Duke v. Harold W. Duke, III The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were married in 1991 and had three children. The husband was a physician, and the wife was a registered nurse but had been a stay-at-home mom […]
Read More»Doctor Has Parenting Time Cut After Unfavorable Psychological Evaluation
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Amy (Wiseman) Bowen v. William S. Wiseman, II The child in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case was born in 2005, and the parents divorced in 2009. The father was a pediatrician who was currently working as an independent contractor for an insurance company. The mother taught first grade at […]
Read More»When Child Graduates, TN Dad Must Go Back to Court
Tennessee child support case summary on termination of child support. State ex rel. Jana Ruth Alford Nichols v. Randall Nelson Songstad The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2006. Under the permanent parenting plan, the father was required to pay $1,154 per month in child support, and the plan […]
Read More»2018 TN Legislative Update: Child Marriage, Grandparent Visitation, Orders of Protection, Plus More
Immediately apparent from this 2018 legislative update is how busy the Tennessee Assembly has been with revising family law statutes. A series of Public Chapters were signed into law by Governor Haslam earlier this year. The new legislation impacts child marriage, grandparent visitation, orders of protection, parental responsibility for a child’s health insurance coverage, testimony […]
Read More»Dad Who Overpaid Child Support Entitled to Amount Overpaid
Tennessee child support case summary on overpayments. Michelle Kay (Clark) Love v. James Terrill Clark DISSENTING OPINION The husband and wife in this Loudon County, Tennessee, case were the parents of three children at the time of their 1992 divorce, and the husband was ordered to pay child support. By 2001, the husband no longer […]
Read More»2018 New Law: Recovering Attorneys Fees in TN Child Support, Alimony & Custody Cases
When enforcing child support or alimony orders, an earlier Tennessee law disallowed recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees incurred pursuing a criminal contempt action. Attempting to hold a deadbeat accountable often left the supported spouse on the hook for his or her family law attorney’s fees. All too often, being awarded financial support is only half […]
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