Custody Case Must Be Re-Tried After Trial Judge Limited Evidence
- At April 30, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee case summary on custody in divorce. In re Remington G. The child in this Maury County, Tennessee case was born a month after the mother married her partner, and the child took the spouse’s surname. This stepmother was also listed as the child’s father on the birth certificate. The mother initially didn’t make the […]
Read More»Judge Not Required to Recuse Himself Despite Litigant’s Appeal
- At April 29, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Divorce, Judicial Recusal
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Benjamin McCurry v. Agnes McCurry Agnes McCurry was a party to two cases before Washington County, Tennessee, Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Jr., an order for protection case and a case in which she had been found in criminal contempt. She believed that Judge Thomas was biased against […]
Read More»Husband Can’t Prove That He Was Not Served Papers in Jail
- At April 28, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on the divorce process. Alanna Lee Kummer v. Johnny Kummer, III The husband and wife were married for twenty years when the wife filed for divorce in Davidson County, Tennessee in 2022. She alleged irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct and asked for equitable division of the estate. At the time, the […]
Read More»Though Residence in Husband’s Name, It’s Marital Property
Tennessee case summary on alimony, property division and classification, and Rule of Evidence 1006 in divorce. Laura Michael Hudson v. Steven Brian Hudson The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2008 and had one child. The husband had two businesses prior to and during the marriage, a bail bonding […]
Read More»Mom Allowed to Move One Child, But Other Remains with Dad
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce and family law. Rachel Poyner Hight v. Billy Hugh Hight The mother and father in this Madison County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2021. Under their agreed parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent of their children, a daughter born in 2008 and […]
Read More»Court’s Lien Against Property Not Void for Lack of Jurisdiction
- At April 23, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on jurisdiction and custody in divorce. Victor Hugo Hernandez v. Jodie L. Land The father in this Williamson County, Tennessee case was a California resident, and filed a petition to domesticate and modify a California child-custody decree, as the children lived in Tennessee with the mother. As part of the proceeding, the […]
Read More»Joseph Smith Attends Nashville Tennessee CLE Commission Meeting
- At April 22, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In News
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Joseph W. Smith, Senior Associate with MMFLG, attended the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education (CLE) meeting held in person on April 15, 2025, in Nashville. This marks Smith’s first in-person Commission meeting since his appointment by the Tennessee Supreme Court, effective January 1, 2025. The Commission is responsible for monitoring attorney compliance with CLE […]
Read More»Reduction in Alimony Means Smaller Share of House Equity
Tennessee case summary on property division and alimony in divorce. Lanora Henry v. Jeffery W. Henry The husband and wife were married in 1983, and in 2017, they moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and purchased a house. The original plan was for their daughter and her children, who lived in Chicago, to move to Clarksville and […]
Read More»Judge Must Follow Proper Procedures After Motion to Recuse
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Brittni (Gray) Haggard v. Joe Michael Carroll The parents in this McNairy County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2016, and a permanent parenting plan was put into place. The father made a petition to modify child support in 2020, and this was granted. In 2022, the father […]
Read More»Divorce Settlement Made in Open Court is Binding
- At April 17, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on divorce procedure. Brant Heath Grimm v. Michelle Lester Grimm The husband filed for divorce in September 2022 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Trial was set for July 2023, but while waiting to begin, the parties settled. The trial court found that the agreement was fair and approved it. But three days later, […]
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