Category Archives: Child Support
Terminating Child Support in Tennessee
As parents who exercise primary custody of their child well know – child support payments are not a “boon.” Nor are they superfluous, unnecessary hindrances meant to bog down the child’s other parent. Child support is what the courts see as a necessary financial commitment to ensure that a child has what is required… Read More »
Planning for Child Support Issues in a High-Asset Divorce
Child support issues may very well occur in an ordinary divorce case. But as cantankerous as the issue might be for the average joe, these issues are typically even more complicated to settle in cases of high-Asset divorces. But wait – some readers might say – I came into the marriage with a prenuptial… Read More »
Common Questions on Child Support in Tennessee
Our children are the most important things in our lives – at least, most parents think so. And our desire to foster and protect our children does not end, even when a relationship does. But what should a parent expect when the relationship with their co-parent dissolves? How, exactly, does child support work? While… Read More »
Who Pays Child Support In Tennessee, And How Much Will It Cost?
Parents worry about their children. This is even more true when children go through something as potentially stressful as the dissolution of a marriage. Divorce changes the financial dynamics of the family unit, so it is not surprising that some of the most pressing matters on a divorcing parent’s mind is: how much is… Read More »
How Are Child Support Payment Amounts Determined In Tennessee?
If you are divorcing and there are minor children involved, child support will have to be determined. But some parents are unclear on whether they are entitled to receive child support payments from their former spouse, or if there is an amount that they themselves may be accountable for. While every divorce and situation… Read More »
