This question comes up often in family law cases. It can come up during a divorce proceeding or after a divorce has occurred and there is already a parenting plan (visitation schedule) ordered from the Court. It can come up with parents who have...

The question is: Can a parent lose his or her parental rights by failing to pay child support? The answer is yes and no. Not paying, by itself is not enough to justify losing parental rights. The test is laid out in Tennessee Code Annotated...