TENNESSEE Part 82

Overview of Alimony in Tennessee

Tennessee courts often order a spouse to make payments to the other spouse to help pay that spouse’s reasonable expenses after a divorce. Courts may also order the spouse in a better financial situation to transfer property to the other spouse. These payments or property transfers are called alimony. Alimony can be paid weekly, semimonthly, monthly or otherwise, depending on the divorcing couple’s circumstances.