HB0401 - Tennessee: Child Custody And Support, Children, Divorce, Annulment And Alimony

Companion Bill SB1158. Child Custody and Support - Prohibits a court from determining that a parent who is partially or completely unemployed in order to care for a child under six years of age is willfully or voluntarily unemployed or underemployed for the purpose of determining child support. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB0401 / SB1158 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0401 / SB1158 ON APRIL 19, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1158, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill. This amendment requires courts to consider the following non-exclusive list of factors when determining whether to impute income under the child support guidelines to a parent who does not work full-time in order to provide more in-home care for a minor child: [...]

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