Tennessee Father and Prisoner Contests Waiver of Parental Rights
- At September 07, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Family Law, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on adoption and termination of parental rights in family law from the Court of Appeals. In re Jordan T.J. – Termination of Parental Rights of Incarcerated Father Father was incarcerated at Riverbend Maximum Security Prison and was indigent. He appealed the termination of his parental rights claiming that he was denied due process […]
Read More»Unclean Hands Doctrine Prevented Property Transfer Before TN Divorce
- At September 05, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Home, Property Division
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Tennessee law case summary on property transfer in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Connie Lou Jolley v. Ronald Van Jolley — unclean hands prevented husband from asserting relief from the court Connie Lou Jolley (“wife”) and Ronald Van Jolley (“husband”) were married in 1981 and separated after 28 years of marriage. Wife filed a complaint […]
Read More»Memphis CASA: Special Advocates for Abused and Neglected Children
The national Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for children is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Seattle. Since the late 1970s, CASA has trained volunteers to be the voice of abused and neglected children in the courtroom. With over a thousand offices now providing services to children in the foster care system, CASA operates in most […]
Read More»No Recusal For Judge with Ties to the Wife’s Father in Divorce Action
- At September 03, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on judicial recusal in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. In re Jacob H.C. — no recusal of judge with personal relationship with father of wife This appeal was from the denial of a motion to recuse filed by B. C., father of Jacob H.C. (“father”), who had initiated a proceeding […]
Read More»TN Supreme Ct: Mom Tries to Euthanize Dad Doesn’t End Parental Rights
- At September 01, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on parental rights termination in family law from the Supreme Court. In re: Taylor B.W. – Tennessee parental rights termination Husband and wife were divorced in March 2002, and entered into a marital dissolution agreement and a parenting plan for their two children. In November of that same year, the wife purported […]
Read More»Tennessee Court Won’t Reduce Alimony Despite Ex-Wife’s Cohabitation
- At August 31, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony Modification, Home
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Tennessee alimony modification law case summary from the Court of Appeals. Susan Crosby Wilkinson v. Bradley Webb Wilkinson – Tennessee divorce alimony modification The husband and wife were married in 1990 and had three children. They divorced in 2008 and agreed to a permanent parenting plan and marital dissolution agreement which was approved by the court […]
Read More»Correlation Between Unemployment and Tennessee Divorce: Moving Forward
- At August 30, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process, Divorce Tips
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Honey, We Seem to Have a Bad Connection You just got bad news – you are among the newly unemployed. Your relationship with your spouse starts to change a little, then a lot. If you’re the unemployed husband in this scenario, you might think your wife doesn’t understand the stress and embarrassment you feel. You […]
Read More»Wife With Real Estate License Not Entitled to Alimony in Futuro
Tennessee alimony law case summary following 28 years of marriage. Divorce and alimony law from the Court of Appeals. Lisa Goodpaster Riggs v. Kenneth Lee Riggs – Tennessee divorce alimony law married 28 years Husband and wife were married in 1978. After 28 years of marriage, the wife filed for divorce and alleged irreconcilable differences and […]
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