Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 540: Child Custody and Support - As enacted, requires the court to consider any failure to pay child support, rather than failure for a period of three years or more, when making a child custody determination; clarifies that the court may preclude or limit any provisions of a parenting plan if the court finds that a parent has failed to pay child support. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

Enacted Last action May 13, 2025: Pub. Ch. 321

Plain-language summary

SB 540 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Child Custody and Support - As enacted, requires the court to consider any failure to pay child support, rather than failure for a period of three years or more, when making a child custody determination; clarifies that the court may preclude or limit any provisions of a parenting plan if the court finds that a parent has failed to pay child support. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37. Primary sponsor: Stevens. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Pub. Ch. 321.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Stevens.