It's not uncommon for a Tennessee mother or father to get behind on child support. It's rare, however, that a parent fails to pay child support on purpose. Usually, late child support payments happen because of some kind of financial difficulty. Regardless how it...
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Spousal and Child Support
Alimony disagreements in Clarksville
When it comes to determining child support obligations in Tennessee, parents will be subjected to legal formulas that determine the exact amount that is owed. However, alimony is not determined by a specific formula. Instead, Tennessee family law courts analyze...
Why spousal support?
A lot of people in Tennessee are not aware of the important role spousal support plays in keeping spouses on equal footing so one is less likely to completely dominate the other. Indeed, before the notion of spousal support, in the distant past, female spouses often...
Are stay-at-home parents who divorce in Tennessee entitled to alimony?
While undoubtedly one of the most rewarding roles one can fulfill in life, being a parent is also extremely challenging. For parents; bouts of sleep deprivation, toddler temper tantrums and homework battles are all par for the course. Add in the stressors that come...
Child support and alimony in Florida
Spousal support and child support laws exist for a very good reason — they are there to prevent the horrible situation of a spouse being trapped in an unhealthy marriage as a result of financial concerns. If one spouse is the primary breadwinner, then the other spouse...
Paying or receiving spousal support? Know the tax implications
In Tennessee and other states, spousal support is the transfer of funds from one spouse to the other for his or her maintenance and support. Once a spousal support agreement is made, spouses seem to think that it the end of it once and for all. Few give any thought to...