Mom’s Claim for Past-Due Child Support Requires Evidentiary Hearing
Tennessee child support collection case summary. Susan M. Austin v. Tommy Joe Richmond The child in this Fayette County, Tennessee, case was born in 1999. In 2010, the mother was named primary residential parent. The child’s private school expenses were to be borne by the mother, with the father paying $353 per month child support, […]
Read More»Court Refuses to Hear Dad’s Claim That He Overpaid Child Support
Tennessee child support case summary on credit for prior overpayment. Guillermo Ramos v. Mellanie Caldwell The parents in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case had two children when they divorced in Kentucky in 2011. The father was ordered to pay child support. He subsequently moved to North Carolina, and the mother moved to Tennessee. In 2017, […]
Read More»Custody Case Sent Back to Lower Court When One of Two Children Turns 18 While Appeal Pending
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Jennifer Gaby v. Tony Gaby The parties in this Greene County, Tennessee, case were married in 2003 and divorced in 2017. They were parents of two children, born in 2004 and 2007. Under the original parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father having […]
Read More»Educational Expenses Must Be Shown Clearly in Child Support Order
Tennessee child custody and child support modification case summary. Jenny Sue Taylor v. George Green Taylor, III The mother and father in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2014. The mother was named primary residential parent of the two children, with the father being awarded 139 parenting days. The father was ordered to […]
Read More»Court Must Analyze Inheritance Before Deciding Child Support
Tennessee child support modification case summary. Hal Eugene Hill v. Liesa Francine Hill The mother and father of two children, a son and daughter, in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2013. In 2015, the father came back to court asking for a modification of the parenting plan. The case was heard by […]
Read More»Dad Not Entitled to Reduction After Agreeing to Upward Child Support Deviation
Tennessee child support modification case summary. Christina Brooke Tigart v. Charles Shannon Tigart The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2001 and had two children, born in 2005 and 2012. In 2019, they were divorced after agreeing to a marital dissolution agreement. They agreed to a permanent parenting plan […]
Read More»Tennessee Family Law: New Laws in 2021
Thank you, Gil Buie, for this article published in Tennessee Attorney’s Memo, “Tennessee Family Law: New Laws in 2021,” Aug. 30, 2021. It goes without saying that the past year has presented state governments with some of the most novel and divisive issues of recent memory. However, the Tennessee General Assembly still managed to pass […]
Read More»Dad Must Pay Private School Tuition, Despite Mom’s Unilateral Choice
Tennessee child support modification case summary on private school tuition. Kimber Keplinger Bastone v. James Michael Bastone The mother and father in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in 2005 and divorced in 2013. They were the parents of three children. The permanent parenting plan was modified one time, and under the modified plan, […]
Read More»Former Pro Basketball Player Gets Reduction in Child Support
Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Ronald Mercer v. Brandi Chiarella View oral arguments on YouTube. The parents in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were never married and had one child together. The father resided in Tennessee, and the mother, who was the primary residential parent, resided in Chicago. Most recently, the father […]
Read More»Dad Continues Child Support for Severely Disabled Daughter Past Age 21
Tennessee child support case summary regarding a severely disabled adult child. Rochelle Yvonne Lillard v. Robert Walter Lillard The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 1999, when their daughter was almost two years old. The mother was named the primary residential parent, and the father was ordered to pay […]
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