Tennessee Family Law Legislative Update 2018
Was the Tennessee Legislature as bad in 2018 as they’ve been in previous years? You be the judge.
Read MoreCategory: Child Support
Unilateral Modification Leads to Child-Support Arrearage in Memphis, Tennessee: State ex rel. Nichols v. Songstad
Does child support automatically change when a child becomes an adult?
Read MoreOverpayment of Arrearage Divides Court in Loudon County, Tennessee Child-Support Case: Love v. Clark
Is a child-support payment voluntary when a court order directs that your employer take it from your paycheck?
Read MoreChild Support Reversed for Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction in Morristown, Tennessee: Hance v. Hance
Can other courts act when a dependency and neglect action is pending in Tennessee?
Read MoreVoluntary Underemployment Affirmed in Clarksville, Tennessee Child Support Modification: Goodrich v. Goodrich
How is voluntary underemployment determined in a Tennessee child-support case?
Read MoreTermination of Parental Rights Reversed in Athens, Tennessee: In re T.W.
When is the failure to visit one’s child not willful?
Read MorePodcast #6: K.O. Herston Answers Your Questions
In this episode of the podcast, K.O. Herston answers questions sent in by listeners.
Read MoreLess Than Half of U.S. Parents With Child Custody Receive Full Amount of Child Support
We are a nation of deadbeat parents. How bad is it?
Read MorePrivate School Expenses at Issue in Nashville, Tennessee Child Support Modification: Vance v. Vance
What is required to include private-school tuition in child support in Tennessee?
Read MoreEarly Retirement Is Not Voluntary Unemployment for Child-Support Purposes in Knoxville, Tennessee: In re Ava B.
Don’t want to pay child support in Tennessee? Retire early.
Read MoreSplit Decision Increases Child Support in Memphis, Tennessee: State ex rel. Schrita O. v. Robert T.
Sometimes when you lose, it’s best not to appeal. This case illustrates the point.
Read MoreDefault Judgment Modifying Parenting Schedule and Child Support Reversed In Sparta, TN: Lawson v. Stewart
Facts: When Mother and Father divorced in 2009, Mother was designated the primary residential parent for their child, and Father was awarded 109 days of parenting time. Father’s child-support obligation was determined to be $220 a month. In 2016, Mother petitioned to modify the parenting plan to reduce Father’s parenting time and increase his child-support […]
Read MorePrivate School Tuition Disputed in Chattanooga, Tennessee Child-Support Case: Pua-Vines v. Vines
Facts: Mother and Father are the divorced parents of two daughters. Their parenting plan provides for joint decision-making authority and says: The parties shall each pay one-half (50%) of all private school tuition, school supplies, fees, extracurricular expenses, school trips, sports activities, graduation expenses, and any and all other school or extracurricular expenses incurred on […]
Read MoreA New Strategy for Collecting Child Support: Debt Forgiveness
This article by J.B. Wogan in Governing is interesting. A New Strategy for Collecting Child Support: Debt Forgiveness Officials in Westchester County, N.Y., want to help low-income fathers who are behind in their child support payments. “These guys aren’t deadbeats,” says Kevin McGuire, the county’s social services commissioner. “They’re dead broke.” In a 2006 study […]
Read MoreNo Deviation for Extraordinary Travel Expenses Affirmed in Chattanooga, Tennessee Child-Support Dispute: In re Conner F.
Facts: Mother and Father are the never-married parents of Child. Mother lives in Tennessee. Father lives in Colorado. In a child-custody dispute, the Tennessee trial court designated Mother as the primary residential parent and provided that Father could exercise parenting time with Child in Tennessee. The trial court also established Father’s child-support obligation. Notably, the […]
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