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	The courts use the best interests of the child when determining custody. Some factors that may determine custody of a child include the childs age, sex, and mental and physical health; the parent's mental and physical health; the parent's lifestyle and social factors; the parent's ability to provide for the child; the child's preference (if the child is above a certain age), and the child's established living pattern (school, home, religious institution, etc.). Click Here to Find a Nationwide Child Custody Attorney to Handle your Child Custody Case Today!

Tennessee courts have jurisdiction of divorce proceedings and determine who shall have custody over the children. Every year, thousands of child custody cases are decided in Tennessee courts and our Tennessee child custody lawyers are there to help you to win your child custody case.

Are you seeking legal information regarding Tennessee child custody laws? If so, contact one of our Tennessee child custody attorneys today!

There are several possible scenarios how the new living situation could be arranged after a divorce. Luckily, joint custody is becoming a common arrangement in Tennessee. While some cases are easier than others, our Tennessee lawyers will do everything in their power to find the best possible solution for your case.

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	The Federal Office of Child Support in the Preliminary Statistics for 2003 reports that $100 Billion in accumulated unpaid support (up from $92 billion in 2002) is due to 18 million children in the United States Total Children   Dollar Amount Owed   Collection Rate   379,546   $1.9 Billion   42%   Source: ASSOCIATON FOR CHILDREN FOR ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT

Of course, not all parents are able to come to mutual agreements. In many Tennessee child custody cases, the court has to decide who the better care-taker for the child can be and it has to award one of the following:

• Legal custody
• Physical custody
• Sole custody
• Joint custody

Are you seeking legal information regarding Tennessee child custody laws? If so, contact one of our Tennessee child custody lawyers today!

Tennessee Audio & Video         Blind Parents' Custody of Newborn Challenged AUDIO, RM, 48 Kbps, 23:00.0, 12/13/2004 A blind couple in Northern California nearly lose their newborn baby after San Mateo County officials question whether they're physically capable of caring for the child Source: NPR

Tennessee External Sites         Child Support The Tennessee Child Support Program supplies help in obtaining support (financial and medical) for a child when there is a parent that does not live Tennesse Department of Human Services Find Child Care · Child Support Payment Summary. Application - Medicaid/Tenncare, Food Stamps and Families First (PDF): ...