Rather, "the median income amount is only available in the event reliable evidence of a parent's income or income potential is not presented." Id. (citing In re Brittany M.A., No. M2010-02173-COA-R3-JV, 2011 WL 4600435, at *3-4 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 5, 2011)). "[T]he plain language of the Rule indicates that the median income amount is to be used as a fall back only when the court has no other reliable evidence of the [parent's] income or income potential."

However, the statutory list of reliable evidence is not exclusive, nor is it a bar to the consideration of other evidence. See Garrett, 2014 WL 3763806, at *9; In re Brittany M.A., No. M2010-02173-COA-R3-JV, 2011 WL 4600435, at *3-4 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 5, 2011) (mother's testimony about how much she earned as a dancer at an adult entertainment venue was reliable, and she was not entitled to have a lesser amount imputed). Nor are the documents listed in the statute conclusively adequate and reliable evidence of gross income.

Simply put, "'the median income amount is to be used as a fall back only when the court has no other reliable evidence of the [parent's] income or income potential.'" Id. (quoting In re Brittany M.A., No. M2010-02173-COA-R3-JV, 2011 WL 4600435, at *4 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 5, 2011)). According to the Guidelines, "reliable evidence" can take the form of "tax returns for prior years, check stubs, or other information" for determining the parent's ability to support.

Thus, the median income amount is only available in the event reliable evidence of a parent's income or income potential is not presented. In re Brittany M.A., No. M2010-02173-COA-R3-JV, 2011 WL 4600435, at *3-4 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 5, 2011) (citing Brewer v. Brewer, No. M2005-02844-COA-R3-CV, 2007 WL 3005346, at *8 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2007)). Thus, the question here is whether Father provided reliable evidence to establish his income.