Tennessee has passed a new child support law, Public Chapter No. 200, which went into effect as of July 1st, 2015. Public Chapter No. 200 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-101 (f). Under this new law, child support arrearages may be waived or reduced. Child support is in arrears when it is overdue and begins

Facts: The parties married in 1998 and divorced in 2011. An MDA was filed and incorporated in to the parties’ divorce decree. Though the parties were divorced, they maintained a joint bank account. In 2013, Husband received social security benefits equaling $52,422.90, which was deposited in to the joint bank account. Wife withdrew $25,000 of

FACTS: An Agreed Order was entered in June of 2014 establishing paternity and setting Father’s child support payments. At the hearing, Father presented an oral motion to change the child’s surname to his surname from Mother’, which was granted. The court noted several grounds for changing the child’s name, including fathers “substantial” contact with the

In the case of Odom v. Odom, (No. E2014-01049-COA-R3-CV, filed April 14, 2015), Husband appeals the Trial Court’s judgment, which failed to terminate Wife’s alimony payment due to Husband’s retirement. Facts After 37 years of marriage, Husband and Wife divorced in 2007. The court split their assets mostly equally and granted Wife $10,000 per month

In the case of Dunn v. Dunn, (No. E2014-00706-COA-R3-CV,. DEC 22, 2014), Husband and Wife were divorced after thirty-eight years of marriage. Following several trial dates, the court issued a memorandum opinion, placing a value on the marital estate and splitting the estate at 60% for the wife and 40% for the husband. The trial

In the case of Howard v. Halford (No. E2014-00002-COA-R3-JV. Dec 22, 2014), The Court of Appeals reviews the Trial Court’s motion to clarify the requirements of the residential co-parenting schedule as laid out in the permanent parenting plan. The Court entered the permanent parenting plan in January of 2013. Mother was named as the primary

Facts The case of Eberbach vs. Eberbach (No. M2013-02852-COA-R3-CV, Tennessee Court of Appeals, Dec 23, 2014), involves litigation over child support and the parenting schedule. Mother and Father divorced in May of 2011. A permanent parenting plan was part of the final divorce decree. In September of 2012, Father filed a petition for a decrease

In the case of Thomas v Miller (No. M2013-01485-COA-R3-CV, Feb. 27, 2015), a post divorce case granting Father primary custody and holding mother in contempt leads Wife to appeal. The previous parenting plan designated Mother as the primary parent, giving her 235 days of parenting time. Father received 130 days and was a joint decision-maker

In the matter of Farley v. Farley, (No. M2014-00814-COA-R3-CV– February 2, 2015), Husband appeals the court’s judgment granting Wife a divorce while Husband was incarcerated on the grounds that he was not given fair opportunity to participate in the hearing or process. Facts Wife filed a petition for divorce in April of 2013, citing irreconcilable

In the case of Dunn v. Dunn (No. E2014-00706-COA-R3-C.V, Tenn. Ct. App. DEC 22, 2014), Husband and Wife divorced after thirty-eight years of marriage. Following several trial dates, the trial court issued a memorandum opinion, placing value on the marital estate and splitting the estate at 60% for the wife and 40% for the husband.