How does military service affect child support?
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
All parents have a duty to support their children. That duty, of course, extends to members of the military. It is a fairly common myth that the Service Members Civil Relief Act shields service members from having to pay child support. However, calculating a service member’s child support is a bit different than calculating it […]
Read More »Child Support: Single parent poverty & its effects on children
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
Being a single parent is difficult for all kinds of reasons, but perhaps at the top of the list of factors that make it so hard is financial instability. Research shows that single parenthood affects not only the parents, but their children. Children of single parent households are more likely than those of two-parent households […]
Read More »Can I Get Child Support for Taking Care of My Grandkids or Stepchildren?
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
Previously, we’ve discussed what you can do if you are worried about your grandchildren’s safety around their parents. We’ve also discussed the rights that stepparents have when it comes to their stepchildren. If you are taking custody of your grandchildren or stepchildren, then you might be wondering what the next step is. It might be […]
Read More »What resources are available if I’m not receiving my child support?
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
Child support can be a controversial topic, because many people who are ordered by the Court to pay it do not feel they should have to or that they can afford to. There are many different routes you can take if your children’s other parent does not pay child support, but unfortunately, most of these […]
Read More »Child support: Can failure to pay be grounds for termination of parental rights?
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
There several reasons that can be used to terminate a parent’s rights to their child, one of the most common being abandonment by a willful failure to support (in other words, not paying child support). Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-102, the party seeking to terminate the parent(s) rights under abandonment for lack of […]
Read More »Child Support: The basics
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
If someone has a child who is either under the age of eighteen or is disabled, and that child does not live with a parent full-time, then they have a legal duty to pay money for that child’s support to the person who the child lives with. The amount the supporting parent pays is determined […]
Read More »Child Support: What could happen if it isn’t paid?
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
The child support system can seem intimidating and difficult to understand, both from the perspective of the parent who is owed child support and the parent who owes child support. Whichever side you fall on, you have likely wondered how the process is handled. Where do these numbers come from? (You can learn about that […]
Read More »Child Support: What’s a IV-D application, and why’s it matter?
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
If your child’s other parent is not paying child support as ordered by the Court, and you want that to change, you will be required by Tennessee Child Support Enforcement Services (TCSES) to fill out a “IV-D” application. The IV-D application costs nothing to file, but it is always required for child support enforcement. You […]
Read More »Domestic Violence Series: Obtaining financial support via an Order of Protection
Friday, March 29th, 2019
In Tennessee, you may seek an order of protection that directs someone to stay away from you or refrain from certain behavior if they do come around you. Often, the defendant is someone to whom you were/are married or someone with whom you share children. If the person that is ordered to stay away from […]
Read More »Child Support: Across State Lines
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
In today’s mobile society, relocation to a different state is not unusual. If you are divorced, you may not care if your former spouse relocates… but what if it affects your or their child support? Tennessee has adopted the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) which is meant to ensure continuing support to children even […]
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