Failure to pay child support in Tennessee typically results in charges of contempt of court. These charges can be either a Class A "non-support" misdemeanor or a Class E "flagrant non-support" felony. For the charge to be considered a felony, the non-custodial parent must owe $1,000 or more in child support or miss six months of child support payments consecutively. Misdemeanor non-support can result in almost a year in jail or a fine of $2,500. Felony non-support can result in six years in prison and a fine of $3,000.