Finding the Best Divorce Lawyer in Memphis
- At June 30, 2015
- By Miles Mason
- In Attorney's Fees, Divorce
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Are you preparing to find the best divorce lawyer for you in Memphis, Tennessee? Whether petitioning for divorce or expecting to be served with papers by your spouse, you need the best divorce lawyer you can find. Divorce changes everything. Never settle for the first lawyer you contact. Instead, choose the lawyer you believe is […]
Read More»Appreciation of Premarital Retirement Accounts Separate Property Again Thanks to Tennessee Divorce Law Change
New Tennessee divorce law changes retirement and fringe benefit division. The appreciation of pre-marital retirement assets are separate property again for divorces filed after July 1, 2015. IRA and 401(k) balances at date of marriage and appreciation of those amounts to be separate property in divorce law again after change by Supreme Court of Tennessee. […]
Read More»Back Child Support Now Waivable Due to Change in Tennessee Child Support Law
New Tennessee child support law in 2015: If parents and judge agree, back child support owed and in arrears may be waived as part of a settlement agreement if all requirements met. This makes elimination of back child support owed in arrears is now legally possible. An important piece of Tennessee child support legislation was recently […]
Read More»Mom Not Guilty of Contempt Because She Relied on Reports of Abuse In Tennessee Custody Case
Tennessee law case summary on jurisdiction and contempt in family law from the Court of Appeals. Mark Miller v. Annie Miller – Tennessee jurisdiction, contempt and visitation The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, divorce case were divorced in 2011, at which time they agreed to a permanent parenting plan for their two children, which […]
Read More»In Parental Rights Termination, Reunification Efforts Not Required in Tennessee
- At June 22, 2015
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee law case summary on parental rights termination in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. In re Kaliyah S., et al. – Tennessee termination of parental rights Kayla S. was the Tennessee mother of Kaliyah and one other child. In 2008, the Department of Children’s Services received a call and investigated. They […]
Read More»Mom Quits Job as Licensed Prostitute and Successfully Defends Tennessee Custody
- At June 17, 2015
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee law case summary on custody modification in family law from the Court of Appeals. Charles W. Hendricks v. Lori A. Smith – Tennessee custody The mother and father of two children entered into a parenting plan in 2011. In 2012, the father made a motion for contempt and to modify the plan. In 2013, the two […]
Read More»Mom Allowed to Move Away with Child But Conditions Imposed in Tennessee Relocation Case
Tennessee law case summary on parent relocation and transportation expenses in family law from the Court of Appeals. Alison Fein (Young) Dahl v. Shawn Patrick Young – Tennessee divorce relocation granted & transportation expenses The mother and father in this Tennessee divorce case were divorced when the child was almost two years old. The mother […]
Read More»Mom Sought $350,000 in Attorney’s Fees for Successful Defense of Custody But Only Awarded $42,000
Tennessee law case summary on attorney’s fees in family law from the Court of Appeals. Jennifer Furnas Coleman v. Marty Alan Coleman – Tennessee divorce attorney’s fees The parties to this Tennessee divorce case had a long expensive divorce. They were the parents of two minor children when they divorced in 2003. The original parenting plan […]
Read More»Ex-Wife Doesn’t Get Second Day In Court To Argue Fraud After Tennessee Divorce
- At June 08, 2015
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee law case summary on fraud in divorce law from the Court of Appeals. Lisa Denise Church v. Shannon Wayne Brown – Tennessee divorce fraud In 2008, the plaintiff and defendant in this fraud case were divorced in Cumberland County, Tennessee. They executed a marital dissolution agreement to divide the property, and the agreement specified that […]
Read More»Dad’s Tough Work Schedule Not Enough To Limit Parenting Time in Tennessee Divorce
- At June 03, 2015
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee law case summary on parenting time in family law from the Court of Appeals. In re Blaklyn M. – Tennessee divorce visitation – maximum amount Blaklyn M. was born in 2013, and in July of that year, the father filed a petition with the Sumner County, Tennessee, Juvenile Court seeking visitation. The court granted him […]
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