Wife’s Expert Witness Valuation of Subways Accepted
Tennessee case summary on dissipation and business valuation in divorce. Staci L. Robinson v. Eric S. Robinson The husband and wife in this Hawkins County, Tennessee, case were married in 1990 and had two children. At the time of their divorce, the husband, who had a master’s degree, was 51, and the wife, who had […]
Read More»Financial Advisor’s “Book of Business” Not a Marital Asset
Tennessee case summary on marital property definition and classification in divorce. Melanie Miller Hollis v. Charles Myers Hollis, Jr. The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, were married in 1996, and the wife filed for divorce in 2018. The husband was a financial advisor for UBS, and a major client was the Church […]
Read More»Ex-Husband’s Claims of Bigamy In Dismissed Lawsuit Are Still Privileged
Tennessee case summary on defamation claim. Christie Lee (Upchurch) Vanwinkle v. Robert Martin Thompson The woman in this Putnam County, Tennessee, case was first married in 1995 and obtained a final decree of divorce in 2017, and that case was ultimately affirmed by the Tennessee Court of Appeals. For these reasons, the Court of Appeals […]
Read More»Impatience Not Enough to Recuse Judge
Tennessee case summary on divorce and judicial recusal. Claudette Gilley Sanford v. Phillip Howard Sanford The husband and wife in this hotly litigated divorce case were married in 2013 when the husband was 54 and the wife 48. They had met through work, since the wife was an attorney in the Shelby County, Tennessee, county […]
Read More»No Judicial Recusal for Saying Mom Hurt Kid’s Relationship w/ Dad
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Lee Richard Slotnik v. Shani Marie Slotnik The parents in this Tennessee, case were divorced in Illinois, after which both moved to Tennessee. In 2017, the father filed a petition in Davidson County to enroll the divorce decree, and he also requested a modification of the visitation. The Court […]
Read More»Wife Can’t Reopen Divorce After Discovering Pension Asset
Tennessee case summary on after divorce discovered undisclosed pension asset. Claudette Gilley Sanford v. Phillip Howard Sanford The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2005 after agreeing to a marital dissolution agreement. The document was signed after the husband’s lawyer furnished a letter with a balance sheet that purported […]
Read More»Divorcing TN Spouses Can Agree to “Hybrid” Forms of Alimony
Tennessee alimony modification case summary. Estate of Donna McCullough v. Anthony McCullough The husband and wife in this Hardin County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018 after executing a marital dissolution agreement. The agreement called for the husband to pay $4521 per month alimony. A few months later, the husband went to court to set […]
Read More»Dad Gets More Parenting Time But Loses Mom’s Relocation w/ Child
Tennessee parent relocation granted case summary. Westley Murel Hall v. Megan Leigh Hall The mother and father in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019 and were the parents of one child, born in 2015. Under their agreed-to permanent parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father exercising […]
Read More»TN Property Is Marital Property Even Though Purchased with V.A. Disability Pension
Tennessee case summary on classification law in divorce. Debra Jean Griffith-Ball v. Stanley Lauren Ball After 34 years of marriage, the husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee case were divorced. Early in the marriage, the husband had been a car salesman and served in the Army Reserves, while the wife owned her hairdressing […]
Read More»Unmarried TN Same-Sex Domestic Partner Lacks Standing to Assert Parental Rights
- At August 03, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law
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Tennessee case summary on custody, de facto parentage, and same-sex parentage in divorce. Christina Jane Compher v. Dana Janelle Whitfield The two parties in this case were living in Maryland in 2002 when they began a committed personal same-sex relationship and domestic partnership. They were never married, and in 2004, they moved to Tennessee with […]
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