Smith & Walk on WLOK Talking Tennessee Law
- At January 18, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Family Law, News
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Our own Joe Smith and Bill Walk, personal injury attorney with The Crone Law Firm, were interviewed by Chip Washington, host of “Let’s Talk About It” show on WLOK (1340 AM/105 FM) on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Among many other topics, they discussed a relatively new law, House Bill 1834. Any person who kills another in […]
Read More»Custody Case Sent Back to Lower Court When One of Two Children Turns 18 While Appeal Pending
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Jennifer Gaby v. Tony Gaby The parties in this Greene County, Tennessee, case were married in 2003 and divorced in 2017. They were parents of two children, born in 2004 and 2007. Under the original parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father having […]
Read More»Wife Can’t Get Attorney’s Fees After Husband Voluntarily Withdraws Post-Divorce Litigation
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees after divorce. Vanessa Colley v. John S. Colley, III The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012. Even after the final judgment, the litigation was prolific. In early 2019, the husband filed a motion seeking relief from alimony. Later that same year, the […]
Read More»Wife Gets $7000 per Month Alimony in Futuro from Plastic Surgeon
Tennessee case summary on medical practice valuation and alimony after 24 years married in divorce. Deborah R. Chase v. Christopher W. Chase The wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee case filed for divorce from her physician husband in 2019. Since both children were adults, the case focused on property distribution and alimony. A trial was […]
Read More»Custody Order Tossed for Internal Inconsistency as to Number of Days Awarded
- At January 13, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary on parenting time in divorce. Amanda N. Burnett v. Aaron L. Burnett The husband and wife in this Anderson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2010 and had three children. They were divorced in 2020, at which time the court entered its permanent parenting plan, which was the plan submitted […]
Read More»Divorce Judge Not Recused for Suggesting Husband Should Be in Drug Court
- At January 12, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Roger Scott Austermiller v. Penny Smith Austermiller During the course of this Williamson County, Tennessee, divorce case, the trial judge, Chancellor Deanna Bell Johnson, after the husband failed a court-ordered drug test, commented that if she could put the husband in a two-year drug court program, she […]
Read More»Court OK Not Asking 13 Year Old’s Custody Preference
- At January 11, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law
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Tennessee child custody case summary on custody preference of 13 year old. In re Aiden W.L. The parents in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were never married. They had four children during their relationship until separating in 2015, but the father later rescinded his admission of paternity of some of them. At the time of […]
Read More»Judge’s Order Recusing Himself Can’t Be Appealed Immediately
- At December 31, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Uncategorized
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Tennessee case summary on recusal in divorce. Margaret Kathryn Young v. Larry Joe Young The wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce after 35 years of marriage. She challenged the validity of the antenuptial agreement signed the day before the marriage, and the question of the validity was heard at a hearing […]
Read More»Wife’s Claims of Abuse Found Not to Be Credible
Tennessee case summary on domestic violence in divorce. Paige Wininger v. Jarred Wininger The husband and wife in this Washington County, Tennessee, case were married in Tennessee in 2017 and had one daughter. In 2019, they moved to South Carolina, but in 2021, the wife left the marital home and returned to Tennessee with the […]
Read More»Maximum Participation Possible in Tennessee Custody Law
Maximum Participation Possible Commentary from Miles Mason, Sr. with perspectives from Anne Hamer and Abigail Hall. Tennessee Code Annotated Section 36–6–106(a) provides in pertinent part: In taking into account the child’s best interest, the court shall order a custody arrangement that permits both parents to enjoy the maximum participation possible in the life of the […]
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