GONSALVES v. ROBERTS


905 S.W.2d 931 (1995)

Wanda Sue Roberts GONSALVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William H. ROBERTS, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Corrected Opinion August 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Cleveland, Cleveland and Cleveland, Sweetwater, for appellant.

J. Reed Dixon, Dixon and Dixon, Sweetwater, for appellee.


OPINION

O'BRIEN, Special Justice.

This action was initiated as a Petition to Modify a Final Decree of divorce for the purpose of increasing the amount of child support the defendant was ordered to pay.

The sole issue presented for review is whether workers' compensation permanent partial disability benefits are income for calculation of child support obligations.

Appellant correctly asserts that T.C.A. § 36-5-101(e) provides that in...

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