Alimony Reform as National Trend Coming to Tennessee?
- At January 29, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony
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Talk these days among lawyers, judges, and lawmakers often circles around national trends in alimony reform. And the place alimony currently holds in Tennessee divorce law. But what is alimony reform? What are these national trends? What are the general arguments for and against alimony reform? Is Tennessee a leader in the national trend toward […]
Read More»KY Marriage Was Valid Even if German Divorce Not Final
- At January 27, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on validity of international divorce. Marvin Dewayne Echols v. Elke Monika Echols The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in Kentucky in 1986. The wife was a German citizen and had been divorced in 1986 in Germany. Under German law, the divorce bcame “legally binding” in 1987. The […]
Read More»Dad Liable for Kids Medical Bills from EOB
Tennessee child support case summary on liability for medical expenses not covered by insurance. Elizabeth Eberbach v. Christopher Eberbach The mother and father in this Tennessee divorce case had a long history of litigation of various disputes that arose between them. The most recent was the mother’s motion for a judgment against the father for unrecovered […]
Read More»IL Court Had Jurisdiction Over Divorce, Even Though Husband In TN
- At January 20, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary on jurisdiction in divorce. IL Court Had Jurisdiction Over Divorce, Even Though Husband Was In TN Libertad Claborn v. Bobby L. Claborn The husband and wife in this case were married in 1990 and resided in Tennessee. In 2011, the wife left Tennessee for Illinois, claiming that she needed safety from her […]
Read More»Dad Not Entitled to Change of Custody When Kids Left Alone
- At January 18, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody case summary on modification after divorce. Joshua Timothy Canada v. Tonya Marie Canada The mother and father in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2012 and had two children, born in 2000 and 2004. The children were in public school in Dyer County, and the parties agreed to a permanent parenting plan giving […]
Read More»Tennessee Dad Liable For Child Support During Time Spent in Prison
Tennessee child support case summary on back support. State of Tennessee ex rel. Inger Brown v. Larry W. Shipe, Jr. The State of Tennessee brought this child support action in 2014 to set the father’s child support obligation. The trial court set the father’s obligation at $299 per month, retroactively to 2007. However, the trial court […]
Read More»Tennessee Stay-At-Home Mom Entitled to Alimony
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 10 years married. Stephanie Brummett Zarecor v. Glenn Payne Zarecor, Sr. The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 2001 and had one son. They separated in 2012 and in November of that year, the wife filed for divorce. At the time of the marriage, […]
Read More»TN Mom With Temper and Volatility Loses Custody of Kids
- At January 06, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Child Custody
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Tennessee post-divorce child custody case summary. Mark Thomas Whitten v. Dana Nicole Willis Whitten The mother and father in this Tennessee divorce case were divorced in 2007 in Maury County. They had two children, a son born in 2005, and a daughter born in 2007. At the time of the divorce, the father was a middle […]
Read More»Tennessee Mom Awarded Limited Rehabilitative Alimony For Attending College
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 12 years married and right of first refusal. Daniel J. Velez v. Christy M. Velez This was the second appeal in the Tennessee divorce case of Daniel and Christy Velez. In the first appeal, the Tennessee Court of Appeals sent the case back to the Montgomery County trial court to […]
Read More»Is My House Being Bugged?
- At December 31, 2015
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Tips
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Have you asked yourself, “Is my house being bugged?” Do you have a divorce pending in the Tennessee court? Is your spouse of the kind who would eavesdrop and record your phone calls? Do you have a feeling, a sixth sense, that something is just not right? Are you not being left to the peaceful […]
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