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 […]

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 […]

TN 2018 Legislation: New Interest Rates on Child Support Arrears

At August 29, 2018
By Miles Mason
In Child Support, Child Support Collection, News
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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, […]

Dad Unable to Change of Custody After Disputes Over Education

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Angela Michelle Newberry v. Jeremy Mack Newberry The mother and father in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2010 and were the parents of three children born in 1998, 2004, and 2006. The parties agreed to a parenting plan which gave the father parenting time every other […]

Court Tosses Out Appeal When Brief Fails to Minimally Comply With Rules

At August 27, 2018
By Miles Mason
In Child Support Collection, Divorce Process
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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, […]