Knoxville, Tennessee: Legal Help With Child Support
Under Tennessee law, calculation of child support obligations occurs according to the state's Child Support Guidelines. There is not a lot of room for deviation outside of these statutory guidelines, which are sometimes referred to as an income shares plan. Tennessee's Child Support Guidelines take into consideration both parents' gross income, each parent's share of parenting time, cost of medical insurance and other considerations that may be relevant to determining an appropriate award amount.
If you and your child's other parent can agree on reasonable monthly child support payments within the guidelines, then you may not need legal help with that part of your divorce. There are, however, several situations when child support issues can cause serious legal conflicts. Below are just a few instances where advice from an experienced family law attorney may prove helpful, there are other situations that apply as well:
- You suspect your spouse is hiding income, so that child support payments will be lower
- You believe your spouse is purposefully unemployed or underemployed — earning lower wages or no wages at all to avoid paying child support
- Your child's financial needs change significantly, and you want to seek a modification of the child support order
- Your income or your ex-spouse's income changes significantly, and you want to seek a modification of the child support order
- Your ex-spouse prevents you from seeing your children because your child support payments are late
- Your ex-spouse has brought formal legal action against you because your child support payments are late
The Law Office of James R. LaFevor: 30 Years of Family Law Practice
From our office in downtown Knoxville, our law firm provides efficient and professional legal help to both mothers and fathers with legal problems related to child support. Attorney James R. LaFevor has practiced family law in Knoxville for more than 30 years.
With decades of experience comes a deep familiarity with the courts and other lawyers in the Knoxville area. At our small law firm, our clients get direct access to a family law attorney with significant knowledge of the complicated legal issues involved in child support disputes.
We understand the challenges faced by people in the military and their family members. Mr. LaFevor served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1971. He was stationed in both Germany and Vietnam, and was ranger qualified and airborne qualified. We offer discounts to active members of the military.
Did You Know? Parents of children born out of wedlock are entitled to child support, too. The first step in pursuing child support from your child's father is to file a formal court petition to establish parentage (also called paternity.)
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