HB2969 - Tennessee - Child Custody And Support

Companion Bill SB3146. Child Custody and Support - Requires paternity testing before a court can enter an order of child support. - Amends TCA Section 24-7-113 and Title 36, Chapter 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB2969 / SB3146Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $561,000 Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - $1,089,000 Bill Summary for *HB2969 / SB3146 Under present law, a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, when certified by the state registrar or other governmental or institutional entity maintaining the record of the acknowledgment, is a basis for establishing a support order without requiring any further proceedings to establish paternity. Also, in any contested paternity case, unless the individual [...]

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