Tennessee Wife Married Two Years Wins Transitional Alimony
- At June 18, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony: 0-9 Years Married, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on contempt and transitional alimony divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Note: this is the second summary of this case on the blog. Caroline Tippens-Florea v Johnathan Matthew Florea – Tennessee Divorce & Contempt – 3 Years Married Caroline Tippens-Florea, the wife, and Johnathan Matthew Florea, the husband, […]
Read More»5 Advantages of Filing First in My Tennessee Divorce
- At June 17, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Tips, Pre-divorce Planning
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Should I file for divorce first? What are the advantages of filing for divorce first? Why is it better to file for divorce first? Does it matter who files for divorce first? Filing for Divorce First in Tennessee In any Tennessee divorce, one spouse or the other will file the complaint and get the ball […]
Read More»Tennessee Court Holds Stepfather Responsible for Child Support
- At June 16, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Home
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Tennessee child support law determining who owes support in Tennessee family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Charles Robert Braun, Jr. v. Nita Lynn Braun – Tennessee child support obligation laws Nita Lynn Braun, the mother, and Paul I. McFayden, the father, had a child (“the child”) together in August 2000. They separated and the father […]
Read More»Tennessee Father to Pay Only Additional $150 /Mo. in School Expenses
- At June 15, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Home
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Tennessee child support law case summary on school expenses from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Martha Elaine Weaver Carter v. David Ray Carter – School expenses as child support add on This Tennessee case involves a mother requesting an upward modification of child support paid by the father. The mother, Martha Elaine Weaver Carter, and David Ray […]
Read More»Second Wife Testified Tenn Dad Lied About Income Setting Child Support
Tennessee child support law case law summary on retroactive child support based on fraud from the Court of Appeals. In The Matter Of: Christopher A. D. – Tennessee Child Support and Income Determination This case involves an appeal on the retroactive modification of child support paid by the father to the mother. Christopher Dorris, the father, […]
Read More»Tennessee Mom Wins Custody after Equal Time Fails
Tennessee law case summary on parenting time and custody in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Bridget Michelle Agee v. Jason Forest Agee – Child Support Modification The mother, Bridget Gentry, and the father, Jason Agee, were divorced in May, 2009. Both the mother and the father were primary residential parents for their 8-year-old […]
Read More»Exposed! The Nexus Between Pornography and Tennessee Divorce
- At June 12, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce
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Tennessee Divorce and Pornography What is hard-core pornography? “I know it when I see it!” is probably still the best answer to that question. And it’s precisely what U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart wrote into his concurring opinion in the well-known obscenity case of Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964). That was 1964, […]
Read More»Tennessee Mom Loses Parenting Time Due to Jealous and Bitter Behavior
- At June 11, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Custody Modification, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on parenting time modification in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Lawrence Taylor, Jr. V. Ladonna Knott – parenting plan modified after divorce The mother, LaDonna Knott, and the father, Lawrence Taylor, had two children. In October 2005 the court designated the father as the primary residential parent and in May 2007, […]
Read More»Modifying Alimony Awards After the Tennessee Divorce Is Final
- At June 10, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony, Alimony Modification
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After your Tennessee divorce is final, you may find that the alimony awarded is either insufficient (if you are receiving) or excessive (if you are paying). There is both good news and not so good news. The good news is that some alimony awards may be modified. The not so good news is that some […]
Read More»Marital Debts are Joint if Incurred During the Marriage in TN Divorce
Tennessee law case summary on marital debt in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Chris Eric Strickland v. Pennye Danielle Strickland – bankruptcy and divorce in Tennessee This is a case regarding bankruptcy proceedings that took place prior to divorce, raising the question of the status of the remaining debts as either marital or […]
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