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Is there a statutory maximum for Child Support in Tennessee? Yes these are: $2,100 per month for one child. $3,200 per month for two children.

Generally, the maximum child support a Knoxville parent will receive looks like this: One child – $2,100 per month. Two children – $3,200 per month. Three children – $4,100 per month.

The Guidelines are based on an Income Shares model that establishes the dollar amount of child support obligations based on the amount of parents' combined adjusted gross income and the number of children for whom the child support order is being established or modified.

There is no set number of missed child support payments that will send a parent to jail. However, you are probably risking jail time if you miss three months of payments in a row. Typically, delinquent parents will only be sent to jail if they don't have a job to lose or are repeat offenders.

Establishing a self-support reserve for noncustodial parents to ensure they have enough resources for basic needs while fulfilling their child support obligations. Under this change, child support orders in most cases would leave the noncustodial parent with at least $1,150 a month to live on.

Tennessee doesn't have a 50/50 shared custody presumption. This means that some critics believe the state tends to lean in favor of the mother when it comes to custody orders. But if both parents are equally competent and capable, courts should grant equal custody to both parents.

50/50 Schedules While “exactly equal” is difficult to pull off, it does work for some families. A few examples of a 50/50 split include: 2-2-3 Schedule—the child spends two days with Parent A, two with Parent B, then three days with Parent A.

If there has been a change in your circumstances (such as loss of job or you are now responsible for another child in your home), your order may qualify for adjustment which would result in a decrease or increase in the child support obligation.

Under Tennessee law, courts may only consider the first $10,000 of a supporting parent's monthly income when setting the amount of child support. For high-income parents with one child, the presumptive child support obligation is $2,100 per month (21% of $10,000).