Prenup Not Enforced When Tennessee Wife Contracted Rare Condition
- At October 18, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Home, Prenuptial Agreement
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Tennessee law case summary on prenuptial agreements in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Sabra Elaine Ellis O’Daniel v. Rusty Wade O’Daniel – Tennessee divorce prenuptial agreement not enforced Prior to their 2006 marriage, the husband and wife executed a prenuptial agreement. In the agreement, each of them waived any claim for support, maintenance, or […]
Read More»Attorney’s Conflict of Interest Causes TN Paternity Case Train Wreck
- At October 17, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Home
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Tennessee child support law case law summary on conflict of interest from the Court of Appeals. In re M.J.H. – Tennessee divorce conflict of interest The Tennessee Court of Appeals described this paternity case as a procedural train wreck that should have never left the station. The mother and father were not married at the time the […]
Read More»SCRA Protects Service Members in Military Tennessee Divorce
- At October 16, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Military Divorce
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For those in the U.S. armed forces, the SCRA offers many protections in the Memphis, Tennessee, military divorce. SCRA refers to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, a federal law that applies to civil lawsuits and divorces against active duty military personnel. Defending against lawsuits has always been difficult for deployed service members. The SCRA and […]
Read More»Was Ex-Wife’s New Relationship Cohabitation Under TN Law? Maybe Not.
Tennessee alimony modification law case summary after divorce law from the Court of Appeals. Don Mabee v. Gayle Mabee – Tennessee divorce cohabitation The husband and wife were divorced in 2010 and executed a marital dissolution agreement. The agreement provided that the husband would pay alimony, but that the obligation would terminate if the wife were cohabitating with another […]
Read More»Marital Dissolution Agreements in Tennessee Divorce
- At October 14, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Have you thought about the process of negotiating a marital dissolution agreement in your Collierville, Tennessee, divorce? Before you meet with a lawyer, take some time to think through and list your goals. What do you really want from the divorce? Write your long-term and short-terms goals down on paper. You will need to communicate […]
Read More»TN Ex Receiving Loans from Business Ineligible for Alimony Reduction
Tennessee alimony modification law case summary following 40 years of marriage. Alimony modification law from the Court of Appeals. Jerry Dean Harkleroad v. Linda Althea Turner Harkleroad – Tennessee post-divorce alimony modification The husband and wife were married in 1967 and divorced in 2007. At the time of the divorce, the court determined that the husband’s income […]
Read More»Does Being a Tennessee Divorce Lawyer Increase the Likelihood of Divorce?
- At October 09, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce
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Does being a Tennessee divorce lawyer act as a preventative against the breakdown of one’s marriage? Are you thinking about divorcing the divorce lawyer? Some might assume that handling other peoples’ marital disputes day in and day out somehow imbues special knowledge that can be applied directly to one’s own relationship. Effectively immunizing the divorce […]
Read More»TN Real Estate Investors’ Home Held Domestic Partnership Property
Tennessee law case summary on domestic partnership in family law from the Court of Appeals. Jeff Finch v. Tina Raymer – Tennessee domestic partnership property Jeff Finch, a carpenter and boilermaker, brought this action against Tina Raymer, his former girlfriend and business partner, and her parents. They had lived together for about six years but never married. During […]
Read More»Are You Divorcing the Nice Guy in Memphis, Tennessee Family Court?
- At October 07, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce
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If your Memphis, Tennessee, family court case involves divorcing the nice guy, you are not alone. Plenty of women decide to end their marriages even though their spouses never did anything to screw things up. Nice Guys Don’t Always Finish Last Remember Baseball Hall of Fame player and manager Leo “The Lip” Durocher’s famous autobiography […]
Read More»Tennessee Dad Denied Lower Child Support Amount as 1 Child Turned 18
Tennessee child support law case law summary on lowering child support from the Court of Appeals. DOUGLAS EDWARD CORDER v. VALERIE JEAN CORDER – Lowering Child Support Failed The parties in this case are Douglas Edward Corder (“Father”) and Valerie Jean Corder (“Mother”). The parties have two children and were divorced in 1998. A child support order was entered in […]
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