(a) Each individual who is a party to any action pursuant to §§ 36-5-802, 36-5-803 and 36-5-804, or § 36-5-103(f), shall be required, and the department shall order the party to file with the local Title IV-D child support office, upon entry of an order by the department, for entry into the state registry of support cases, and to update, as appropriate, the parties’ and, for subdivisions (a)(1)-(3), the child’s or children’s:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-5-805

  • Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
  • Income: includes earnings or other periodic entitlements to money from any source and any other property subject to withholding for support under the law of this state. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Full name and any change in name;
(2) Social security number and date and place of birth;
(3) Residential and mailing addresses;
(4) Home telephone numbers;
(5) Driver license number;
(6) The name, address, and telephone number of the person‘s employer;
(7) The availability and cost of health insurance for the child; and
(8) Gross annual income.
(b) Any update must be made within ten (10) days of the date of a change in circumstances of the person and the order shall give notice of this requirement.
(c) In any subsequent child support enforcement action, the delivery of written notice as required by Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 5 to the most recent residential or employer address shown in the department’s records or the Title IV-D agency’s records as required in subsection (a) shall be deemed to satisfy due process requirements for notice and service of process with respect to that party if there is a sufficient showing that a diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location and whereabouts of the party.
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