Event
November 8, 2023
11:00 am to 12:30 pm CST
Location
Online
Contact

Parenting can be challenging, especially when parents are members of different households. The Child Support Program at the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is here to help with a series of Parents and Partners Connect" events. These online sessions are an opportunity for Tennessee parents to get answers about Child Support topics including:
- Services offered by the TDHS
- Case classifications
- The parties involved in child support
- The application processes
- Problem-solving
- Child Support experiences for military families
If you’re new to child support in Tennessee or have questions about related services, this is a great opportunity to ask questions with experts.
More About Child Support Services in Tennessee
- The TDHS Child Support Program Offers the following Services:
- Locating parents for the purpose of obtaining support
- Establishing the parentage of a child
- Establishing a child support order
- Enforcement of a child support order
- Working across state lines for intergovernmental cooperation
- Review and adjustment of child support orders
Who is Involved in Child Support Services and Programming?
Courts typically have final authority for deciding the amount of child support to be paid and who will be responsible for making those payments. In jurisdictions that do not use an administrative process, most child support processes that initiate, establish, enforce, and modify actions are filed in the courts.
In Tennessee, child support services and programming may involve a combination of the following parties:
- Custodial parents or guardians
- Non-custodial parents or guardians
- Children under 18
- Private attorneys representing parents, guardians, or children
- The local District Attorney’s Office
- Employers
- The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) Child Support Program and/or private agencies under contract with the State.