Grounds for Divorce: The court may grant a no-fault divorce upon a finding of (1) irreconcilable differences between the parties, or (2) a continuous period of two (2) or more years both parties have lived in separate residences, have not cohabited as man and wife during such period, and there are no minor children of the parties. The court may grant a fault divorce upon a finding of any of the following causes:

1. Impotency
2. Adultery
3. Either party has knowingly entered into a second marriage, in violation of a previous marriage, still subsisting
4. Willful or malicious desertion or absence of either party, without a reasonable cause, for one (1) year
5. Conviction of any crime that, by the laws of the state, renders the party infamous
6. Conviction of a felony and sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary
7. Either party has attempted the life of the other, by poison or any other means showing malice
8. Refusal, on the part of a spouse, to remove with that person's spouse to this state, without a reasonable cause, and being willfully absent from the spouse residing in Tennessee for two (2) years
9. The woman was pregnant at the time of the marriage, by another person, without the knowledge of the husband
10. Habitual drunkenness or abuse of narcotic drugs of either party, when the spouse has contracted either such habit after marriage
11. The husband or wife is guilty of such cruel and inhuman treatment or conduct towards the spouse as renders cohabitation unsafe and improper ("inappropriate marital conduct")
12. The husband or wife has offered such indignities to the spouse's person as to render the spouse's position intolerable, and thereby forced the spouse to withdraw
13. The husband or wife has abandoned the spouse or turned the spouse out of doors for no just cause, and has refused or neglected to provide for the spouse while having the ability to so provide [Tennessee Code]

Residency Requirements: "A divorce may be granted if the acts complained of were committed while the plaintiff was a bona fide resident of this state or if the acts complained of were committed out of this state and the plaintiff resided out of the state at the time, if the plaintiff or the defendant has resided in this state six (6) months next preceding the filing of the complaint. Any person in the armed services of the United States, or the spouse of any such person, who has been living in this state for a period of not less than one (1) year shall be presumed to be a resident of this state, and the presumption of residence shall be overcome only by clear and convincing evidence of a domicile elsewhere." [Tennessee Code]

Tennessee Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement
Telephone: 615–253–4394
Telephone: 901–405–8424
Toll Free: 800–838–6911

Tennessee Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
Tennessee Child Support Guidelines
Tennessee Child Support Guidelines Worksheets

Tennessee Child Support Calculator

Tennessee Divorce Forms Online
Circuit Court of Tennessee 30th Judicial District at Memphis Forms
Nashville Circuit Court Forms
Tennessee Judiciary Forms

Tennessee Divorce Laws
Tennessee Code, Title 36, Chapter 4, 5 & 6

Tennessee Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Telephone: 615–386–9406
Toll Free: 800–289–9018

Tennessee Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Telephone: Listed by program on website.

Tennessee Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Oasis Center
Telephone: 615–327–4455

Tennessee Valley Mediation Association
Telephone: 865–588–8862

Tennessee State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
Tennessee Bar Association
Knoxville Bar Association
Nashville Bar Association
Chattanooga Bar Association

Tennessee State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Chattanooga: 423–266–5950
Knoxville: 865–522–7501
Nashville: 615–242–6546 or Toll Free 888–577–1939