What is Tennessee child support laws?
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What is Tennessee child support laws?
Although both parents share financial responsibility for supporting their offspring and adopted children, with very few exceptions, one parent will be ordered to pay Tennessee child support to the other parent. Child support should not be used in retribution or to punish either parent, however.
Does a new partner affect child support?
The income of the receiving parent’s new partner is not relevant to the decision making process even though the reality often is that this partner is also substantially supporting the receiving parent and any child support children.
Can my ex get child support from my new husband?
Remarriage and Child Support Generally speaking, no. The courts do not consider the financial support for your children from a previous marriage to be the legal responsibility of your new spouse. That’s not to say that your ex can’t contest this or doesn’t have legal precedence to do so.
What happens if you can’t afford child support?
Unfortunately, our system has flaws, and courts often assign parents child support penalties they literally can’t afford to pay. When this happens, the parent can find him or herself in contempt of court, facing consequences such as property liens, losing parts of paychecks, and more.
