Divorce, Annulment and Alimony

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide detailed information on the bill's impact beyond its stated provisions.

Divorce During Pregnancy

This bill allows Tennessee courts to continue divorce proceedings even if one party is pregnant, provided both parties agree on paternity and an agreed parenting plan and child support order are in place.

What This Bill Does

• Allows courts to proceed with a divorce case when one party is pregnant, as long as the court can determine or both parties agree that the other party is the parent of the unborn child.
• Requires an agreed parenting plan and child support order if applicable.

Who It Names or Affects

• People getting divorced in Tennessee who are dealing with a pregnancy.
• Courts handling divorce cases where someone is pregnant.

Terms To Know

Parenting plan

A plan that says how parents will take care of their children after they get divorced, including things like who the child lives with and when each parent can see the child.

Child support order

An agreement or court decision about how much money one parent must give to another parent to help pay for a child's needs.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if the parties cannot agree on paternity.
• It is unclear how this law will affect cases with other legal issues that might delay a divorce.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 2584
By Chism

SENATE BILL 1770
By Lamar
SB1770
011232
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36,
relative to divorce.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 4, is amended by adding
the following new section:
A divorce proceeding must not be stayed or delayed due to the pregnancy of one
(1) of the parties if the court can determine or both parties can agree to stipulate as to:
(1) Whether the other party is the parent of the unborn child; and
(2) If applicable, the entry of an agreed parenting plan and child support
order.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.