TENNESSEE RECOGNIZES DAMAGE DONE BY CHILD SUPPORT LAWS
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has FOUND that current child support guidelines that prohibit financial considerations for children from second families "violate the equal protection guarantees of the federal and state constitutions." The Court is acknowledging how damaging child support laws are to second wives and the children from that marriage.

Some states allow a second wife's income to be factored in when determining the child support a divorced dad pays to his first wife. Thus second wives' income is used to support their stepchildren, even in cases where first wives are not working.