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When you go through a divorce in Tennessee and end up with custody of your child, your priority is likely going to be figuring out how to give your child the care that he or she needs without having the support of your ex-spouse. Recognizing the importance of this,...
The court does not expect that a child support order will go unchanged for the duration of the obligation. Children’s needs change, parents' situations change and therefore the child support order may need to change. For this reason, the Department of Human Services...
Tennessee parents who pay or receive child support should understand that these payments are not meant to be the sole source of funds for the child's expenses. Recipient parents usually realize that they, too, must contribute money to ensure that their child has the...
If you're struggling to collect your child support money from a parent who has moved out of Tennessee, it can be quite frustrating. Sometimes, a noncustodial parent's job can take them to another region, but other times, the parents are simply trying to dodge paying...
Having to pay child support might not be the easiest for your financial situation, especially if you recently finalized a divorce with the other parent. You might need to work a second or even third job to make ends meet. Either way, it is important that you do not...
If you and your child's other parent aren't married and/or they are not contributing to the child's support, you have the right to seek child support payments. That, however, can be easier said than done if you do not know the other parent's whereabouts. But that does...
Divorced parents who are paying child support may yearn for the day when they are no longer obliged to shell out support money each month. That day can vary, depending on where you live and other factors. Here in Tennessee, child support obligations generally end when...
It is impossible to overstate how wrong it is to use funds meant solely for child support to cover a parent's personal luxuries or even their own needs. Child support is specifically for the children of divorce, and no other use of these funds is permitted....
What does in-kind child support mean? Essentially, it means that noncustodial parents, traditionally fathers, provide their children with food and necessities in lieu of or in addition to traditional child support payments. It's important to understand that providing...
Regardless of which side of the prison bars a parent is on, incarceration leads to huge child support problems for Tennessee families. If a noncustodial parent ends up in prison, it is a good bet that he or she will not be able to pay child support. This means three...