Nash v. Mulle

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Justice.

This child support case presents two principal issues on appeal: (1) the extent to which Tennessee’s Child Support Guidelines apply to an obligor’s net monthly income in excess of $6,250.00, and (2) the extent to which a trust fund established during the child’s minority for her later college education is permitted under Tennessee law. We conclude that the trial judge is not limited to the ordinary schedule in calculating the amount of support to be paid by a wealthy non-custodial parent, and we uphold the use of a trust fund under the circumstances presented here,…