TN Property Is Marital Property Even Though Purchased with V.A. Disability Pension
Tennessee case summary on classification law in divorce. Debra Jean Griffith-Ball v. Stanley Lauren Ball After 34 years of marriage, the husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee case were divorced. Early in the marriage, the husband had been a car salesman and served in the Army Reserves, while the wife owned her hairdressing […]
Read More»Unmarried TN Same-Sex Domestic Partner Lacks Standing to Assert Parental Rights
- At August 03, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law
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Tennessee case summary on custody, de facto parentage, and same-sex parentage in divorce. Christina Jane Compher v. Dana Janelle Whitfield The two parties in this case were living in Maryland in 2002 when they began a committed personal same-sex relationship and domestic partnership. They were never married, and in 2004, they moved to Tennessee with […]
Read More»2022 Pillars of Excellence | Get Your Tickets NOW!
- At July 26, 2022
- By Miles Mason
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2022 Pillars of Excellence Joseph W. Smith, Associate Attorney with the Miles Mason Family Law Group, is proud to serve on the University of Memphis School of Law Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and helps fundraise for our law school with this outstanding event to be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022 FedEx Forum. 6:00 […]
Read More»Victory at Court of Appeals by Smith and Buie
- At July 23, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, News
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Congratulations to Miles Mason Family Law Group associate attorneys Joseph W. Smith and William G. Buie IV on their victory before the Tennessee Court of Appeals! We represented the mother, a California resident, in a complex multi-state child custody dispute involving the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, (“UCCJEA”) and the Uniform Interstate Family […]
Read More»Joseph W. Smith, Chair of the TBA Family Law Section
- At July 23, 2022
- By Miles Mason
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The Miles Mason Family Law Group is pleased to announce that Joseph W. Smith has been named Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Family Law Section for 2022-23. The TBA Family Law Section brings together practitioners who share a common interest in family law updates and legislative initiatives. In addition, the section provides educational programming […]
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