Issues with State vs Church in Divorce Matters
Recently, I was dragged into court, charged with contempt for non-payment of alimony, and placed in hand-cuffs until I purged myself. What was not allowed in this instance was my motion two years previous to either reduce or eliminate alimony, reduce and/or modify the child support because I had taken a job earning 40% less money than when the divorce was finalized. What bothered me is that her attorney with the judge's concurrence made an issue of the fact that I paid tithes to the church rather than pay my ex-wife her alimony. The separation of church vs. state bothers me here. Where does that separation begin and end in the eyes of the law. This case was heard in TN.