by Lawrence | Feb 14, 2011 | Child Custody & Visitation, Children with Special Needs, Discovery, Divorce, Parental rights
Note: This post has been updated on 04/30/14 to reflect changes in the law that will take effect on 07/01/2014. The list of factors the court must consider were modified by the Tennessee State Legislature, and the new list appears below. You’re getting a...
by Lawrence | Oct 6, 2010 | child support, Contempt of Court, Nashville Attorney
My last post was a tease. I only told that story so I could tell you a more interesting one. In my last post I described the difference between civil and criminal contempt, but that was just the wind-up. Here’s the pitch. If you’re paying child support,...
by Lawrence | Sep 22, 2010 | child support, Contempt of Court
What is contempt of court? Contempt of court often comes up when somebody fails to pay their child support. I’ve written about how you could go to jail for paying child support ahead of schedule. I’ve written that you could go to jail for paying too much...