Impatience Not Enough to Recuse Judge
Tennessee case summary on divorce and judicial recusal. Claudette Gilley Sanford v. Phillip Howard Sanford The husband and wife in this hotly litigated divorce case were married in 2013 when the husband was 54 and the wife 48. They had met through work, since the wife was an attorney in the Shelby County, Tennessee, county […]
Read More»No Judicial Recusal for Saying Mom Hurt Kid’s Relationship w/ Dad
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Lee Richard Slotnik v. Shani Marie Slotnik The parents in this Tennessee, case were divorced in Illinois, after which both moved to Tennessee. In 2017, the father filed a petition in Davidson County to enroll the divorce decree, and he also requested a modification of the visitation. The Court […]
Read More»Wife Can’t Reopen Divorce After Discovering Pension Asset
Tennessee case summary on after divorce discovered undisclosed pension asset. Claudette Gilley Sanford v. Phillip Howard Sanford The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2005 after agreeing to a marital dissolution agreement. The document was signed after the husband’s lawyer furnished a letter with a balance sheet that purported […]
Read More»Divorcing TN Spouses Can Agree to “Hybrid” Forms of Alimony
Tennessee alimony modification case summary. Estate of Donna McCullough v. Anthony McCullough The husband and wife in this Hardin County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018 after executing a marital dissolution agreement. The agreement called for the husband to pay $4521 per month alimony. A few months later, the husband went to court to set […]
Read More»Dad Gets More Parenting Time But Loses Mom’s Relocation w/ Child
Tennessee parent relocation granted case summary. Westley Murel Hall v. Megan Leigh Hall The mother and father in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019 and were the parents of one child, born in 2015. Under their agreed-to permanent parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father exercising […]
Read More»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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