Parents and Partners Connect

Navigating Child Support as a parent, advocate or employer can come with lots of questions. Parents and Partners Connect offers Tennesseans a free online customer forum to speak with Child Support experts from the Tennessee Department of Human Services. Each Parents and Partners Connect event is an opportunity to gain detailed or general information about the TDHS Child Support program, types of cases, application and issue resolutions. Each session includes: o An opportunity to ask general questions o “Break out sessions” for customers to wish to speak privately with Child Support professionals about their personal case. o A presentation on a Child Support topic: · Tax Season Awareness | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 11:00-Noon CST · Teen Dating Violence | Thursday, February 26, 2026 | 4:00-5:00 pm CST · Child Support When the Child Turns 18| March 25, 2026 | 11:00-Noon CST · Way2Go Card Direct Deposit and Financial Literacy Month | April 30, 2026 | 4:00-5:00 pm CST · Families First and Child Support |May 13, 2026 | 11:00-Noon CST · Kindergarten | June 18, 2026 | 4:00-5:00 pm CST · Debt and Child Support | July 15, 2026 | 11:00-Noon CST · Child Support Awareness | August 27, 2026 | 4:00-5:00 pm CST · Nonparental Caretakers and Resources |September 16, 2026 | 11:00-Noon CST · Domestic Violence Awareness | October 22, 2026 | 4:00-5:00 pm CST · Establishing Paternity Part I | November 4, 2026 | 11:00-Noon CST · Establishing Paternity Part II | December 10, 2026 | 4:00-5:00 pm CST Tennesseans can register and “drop in” anytime during a session. About the Child Support Program at the Tennessee Department of Human Services The TDHS Child Support Program Offers the following Services: o Locating parents for the purpose of obtaining support o Establishing the parentage of a child o Establishing a child support order o Enforcement of a child support order o Working across state lines for intergovernmental cooperation o Review and adjustment of child support orders To learn