STATE OF TENNESSEE, EX. REL. STACY P. v. BRET P. - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 19, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Michael R. Stooksbury, Kingston, Tennessee, for the appellant, Bret P.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter, and Katherine P. Adams, Assistant Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): ARMSTRONG

The State of Tennessee, on behalf of Mother, brought suit against Father for retroactive and prospective child support. The trial court deviated from the Child Support Guidelines in setting Father’s retroactive child support, and he appeals. Because the trial court failed to make necessary findings of facts and conclusions of law to support its deviation from the guidelines, we cannot conduct a meaningful review. The trial court’s order is vacated, and the case is remanded for further proceedings.

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