The holidays are a time of family get-togethers and celebrations, and they are inevitably also very stressful. Gift-giving can strain household finances, and the need to get together with extended families can damage already challenging relationships. Many people...
Year: 2023
Can Tennessee parents get child support to cover college costs?
Parenting is a very expensive social responsibility. Once someone has a child, they have a legal obligation under Tennessee state law to provide for that child's basic needs. Parents should be able to provide food and shelter, as well as basic medical care and access...
How do unmarried Tennessee fathers establish paternity?
Although people have a strong association between marriage and parenthood, one does not need a formal relationship with the other parent of a child to make new life. In fact, sometimes people who don't even have a romantic relationship at all end up parenting...
3 benefits of formalizing a stepparent adoption
There are thousands of blended families with underage children in Tennessee. Plenty of stepparents fill a paternal role in the lives of children to whom they technically have no legal obligations. Many of the stepparents currently living with stepchildren in Tennessee...