Child Custody and Support - As enacted, specifies that a parent's obligation for the support of a child does not continue after the child reaches 19 unless the child is handicapped or disabled. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 1; Title 36, Chapter 5 and Title 37, Chapter 1.

Summary

The bill changes Tennessee law so that a parent’s duty to pay child support stops when the child turns 19, except for children who are handicapped or disabled. It also clarifies when support ends for children who graduate high school, die, or marry. The change affects all existing and future child‑support cases in the state.

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