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Alexander v. Alexander

Citations

  • 34 S.W.3d 456
  • 2000 Tenn. App. LEXIS 103
  • 2000 WL 199331

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • providing that “a court has no power to alter a child support award as to any period of time occurring prior to the date on which [a parent] files his or her petition.”
  • noting that “a court has no power to alter a child support award as to any period of time occurring prior to the date on which an obligee [parent] files his or her petition”
  • noting that “a court has no power to alter a child support award as to any period of time occurring prior to the date on which an obligee [parent] files his or her petition”
  • prorating capital gains over the number of years the stock was held by assigning a “per-year allocation” to each year
  • finding it appropriate to average the father’s income over a period of four years to determine whether a significant variance existed for purposes of modifying child support
  • applying the Guidelines’ directive to average the obligor’s income over a four-year period

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Judges: Susano, Goddard, Inman

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