6 Activities for Your Children: When You’re Out of Ideas (Due to COVID-19)
- At April 06, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Recommended Reading
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Due to COVID-19, we know you have a lot on your mind. There are so many things to worry about during these difficult times, and to top it all off, you now have your kids home with you. All day. Every day. You want to keep them busy and entertained, but you’ve exhausted all your […]
Read More»Some States’ Courts Offer Guidelines for COVID-19 Parenting Time in Family Law
State courts have not turned a blind eye toward the difficulties of co-parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic. By way of example, the Kentucky Supreme Court has identified several COVID-19 reasons for temporary modified custody and parenting time orders. North Dakota’s Supreme Court has expedited parenting time mediation. A few states offer specific pandemic guidelines, including […]
Read More»Attorney/Wife Gets Transitional Alimony $2K x 36 Mos. After 13 Yrs.
Tennessee case summary on divorce, property classification, and alimony after 13 years married in divorce. Wright v. Wright The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in Utah in 2005. It was the husband’s first marriage but the wife’s second. They had one child together, and the wife had an adult […]
Read More»Prenup Tossed When Husband Failed to Disclose Condo with Ex
- At April 05, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Prenuptial Agreement
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Tennessee case summary on enforcement of prenuptial agreements in divorce. Deborah Jean Walker v. Barry Lyle Walker Five days before their 1996 wedding, the husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case executed an antenuptial agreement. They were both represented by an attorney, and the wife’s attorney drafted the agreement. Before they signed, the […]
Read More»The Secret to a Killer Divorce Report from Your Forensic Accountant
Forensic accountants form opinions and document them in reports. Killer reports get divorce cases settled! Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA is the author of The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for Family Lawyers, Second Edition, published by the ABA Family Law Section. This updated edition of one the ABA’s […]
Read More»In Divorces, Forensic Accountants Must Know These Rules Cold or Else
What are the rules of evidence? What is Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence? For a much more detailed discussion, see The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for Family Lawyers, Second Edition, authored by Miles Mason, Sr. and published by the ABA Family Law Section. This updated […]
Read More»Why Daubert Challenges Suck for Forensic Accountants
Don’t lose a Daubert challenge. How does a Daubert challenge impact a financial forensics career? For a much more detailed discussion, see The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for Family Lawyers, Second Edition, authored by Miles Mason, Sr. and published by the ABA Family Law Section. This updated edition […]
Read More»Once Released from Jail, No Appeal of Contempt Finding
- At April 01, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on appeal from contempt finding. Pamela D. Stark v. Joe Edward Stark The wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case was an attorney, and the husband was a police sergeant. After five years of marriage, the wife filed for divorce. Under Tennessee law, the filing of a divorce case puts into play […]
Read More»How a Lifestyle Analysis is Your Loaded Gun in Alimony Negotiations
A lifestyle analysis can alter the relative negotiating strength of the parties to a divorce. For more information, see Lifestyle Analysis | Alimony in Tennessee Divorce Law. There is an entire chapter devoted to Lifestyle Analysis in The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for Family Lawyers, Second Edition, authored […]
Read More»Pilot Father Must Pay for Respite Care for Disabled Daughter
Tennessee alimony modification case summary and special needs child. Christopher Maurice Kibbe v. Mary Carolyn Kibbe The mother and father in this Washington County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2014. They were the parents of two children, one of whom was disabled. The father was granted 124 days per year of co-parenting time with the […]
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