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The Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) administers the Tennessee Child Support Program. The DHS child support program assists parents in the financial support of their children by providing services to ensure that child support payments are made and received. Some of the services provided include helping to locate a parent who has disappeared, helping to establish paternity, assisting with the collection and disbursement of child support payments, and enforcing child support orders. DHS can even assist in enforcing orders issued in other states. Tennessee also provides an online interface to access your child support account.
The State of Tennessee has online resources for both the custodial parent and the non-custodial parent to access their Tennessee child support information. Many resources are available through a registered online account with the Tennessee Child Support Program. A detailed list of instructions as well as relevant links can be found at the: Tennessee Child Support Login | Make a Payment
The State of Tennessee child support calculator is both an excel work sheet and a downloadable program that automatically estimates the amount of child support you may owe. The amount you calculate will be just an estimate as the court may take into account of other factors. However, this may be useful to give you an approximate idea of what amount of child support may be due in by law in the state of Tennessee. To learn more about the Child Support Calculator: Tennessee Child Support Calculator | Guidelines
In order to enforce child support payments in Tennessee, a parent who is owed child support and is not receiving it may contact the Department of Human Services Child Support Program and alert them of the situation. DHS may be able to help locate a parent and force him or her to pay what is owed through wage garnishment or attachment or other enforcement methods. If you are need of Child Support Enforcement, more information can be found here: Tennessee Child Support Enforcement
In Tennessee, the legislature directed the Department of Human Services (DHS) to set forth the parameters and conditions for issuing child support orders, by promulgating the income shares guidelines that are set forth below. The guidelines are based on the income of each of the parents and the costs of raising a child. The guidelines are to be used in any Tennessee order establishing or modifying child support obligations. The laws regarding Child Support in Tennessee are comprehensive and updated periodically. More details can be found at: Tennessee Child Support Laws | Chapter 1240-2-4 DHS Rules
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To find an office near you: List of Child Support Offices in Tennessee
Phone Number:
Child Support Disbursement Unit: (615) 253-4394 (local) or 1-800-838-6911 (toll free)
Paternity Acknowledgement Program Hotline: 1-800-457-2165 (toll free)
Tennessee Child Support Employer Line (615) 313-5516 (local) or 1-800-446-0814 (toll free)
Website: https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/for-families/child-support-services.html