TN Home Held Marital Property Even Though Bought with Husband’s Assets
Tennessee law case summary on transmutation in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Troy Steven Potter v. Christa Gilman Potter – Tennessee divorce and transmutation law The husband and wife were married in 2001. Each had children from prior marriages, but no children were born of the marriage. The husband was a […]
Read More»Tennessee Wife Awarded Divorce When Husband Turns off the Toilets
- At February 21, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee law case summary on grounds for divorce and child support in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Sharon Clayman Sitz v. William Grant Sitz – Tennessee divorcing a control freak The husband and wife were married in October 1993 and had one child, who was born in 1999. In 2010, the wife […]
Read More»Tenn. Husband Escapes Jail By Keeping Bank Statement Out of Evidence
Tennessee law case summary on evidence and contempt in post-divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. William Patton v. Cheri Patton – Tennessee divorce evidence and contempt The husband filed for divorce in 2006, and an order for temporary support was entered five years later. That order required the husband to pay $1,000 per […]
Read More»At What Age Does Child Support Stop in Tennessee?
- At February 19, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support
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Every party in a divorce, legal separation, or family law case involving minor children should prepare for Tennessee child support orders. All children have the right to be supported by both parents. The question, though, is at what age those payments will stop. Check out Tennessee family law attorney Miles Mason, Sr., discussing this very […]
Read More»Tennessee Wife Entitled to Reduced Alimony From Unemployed Husband
Tennessee alimony reduction law case summary following 20 years of marriage. Divorce and alimony law from the Court of Appeals. Barbara Ann Hernandez v. José Emmanuel Hernandez – Tennessee divorce alimony The husband and wife were married in 1991 and had two daughters. The parties were divorced in 2010, when the daughters were 16 and 19 […]
Read More»Death By Soda? Chasing Child Abuse and Child Neglect in Tennessee
Death by grape soda. That is what the official autopsy uncovered following the demise of one five-year-old Tennessee child. The little girl may have been yet another victim of child abuse. Her father and step-mother have both been charged with child abuse, neglect, and homicide. When Does Child Punishment Become Child Abuse? When Randall Vaughn […]
Read More»Spending on a Tennessee Valentine Who’s Not Your Spouse?
- At February 14, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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What is it about Valentine’s Day that motivates seemingly normal Tennesseans to share the worst of prose? (“I’m out HUNTING for a VALENTINE. Are you GAME?”) Why is it perfectly acceptable on Valentine’s Day to consume the entire gift-box of Godiva chocolates or pop silly sweethearts conversation hearts like Pez? By the way, Necco produces […]
Read More»Tenn. Ex-wife Faces Bureaucratic Nightmare Collecting Military Pension
Tennessee law case summary on military divorce pensions after divorce from the Court of Appeals. Michael Daniel Fry v. Yuriko Shinoda Fry – Tennessee divorce military pension. The husband and wife were divorced in 2000 after a ten-year marriage. The husband was retired from the U.S. Navy, and half of his military pension that had […]
Read More»Tenn. Mom Gets Day in Court After First Agreeing to No Child Support
- At February 12, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support
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Tennessee child support law case law summary on correct procedure from the Court of Appeals. Amanda Marie Sykes v. Joshua Neal Sykes – Tennessee divorce child support procedure The mother and father were married in 2000 and had two children. The mother filed for divorce in 2010, when the children were 9 and 5 years […]
Read More»Tennessee Father’s Loss of $600,000 Job Means Child Support Reduction
Tennessee child support law case law summary on lowering child support from the Court of Appeals. Maryam Ghorashi-Bajestani v. Masoud Bajestani – Tennessee divorce income. The husband and wife divorced in 2009 after an eight-year marriage with two children. At the time of the divorce, the children were five and seven years old. The husband […]
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