Dad Failed to Show Changed Circumstances to Modify Custody
Tennessee child custody modification and child support income determination case summary. Daniel Jerome Canzoneri v. Colleen Luella Burns The mother and father in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were the parents of two children born in 2013 and 2015. They were never married, but lived together in Arizona before the mother moved to Tennessee. In […]
Read More»Tennessee Family Law: New Laws in 2021
Thank you, Gil Buie, for this article published in Tennessee Attorney’s Memo, “Tennessee Family Law: New Laws in 2021,” Aug. 30, 2021. It goes without saying that the past year has presented state governments with some of the most novel and divisive issues of recent memory. However, the Tennessee General Assembly still managed to pass […]
Read More»Divorce Settlement Set Aside When Wife Unrepresented
Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Richard Alan Shannon v. Genera Carandang Shannon The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2017 after 23 years of marriage. They had entered into a marital dissolution agreement. But even though the husband had in the military for 25 years, the agreement […]
Read More»Wife’s Guilty Plea Did Not Preclude Order for Protection
Tennessee divorce case summary on domestic violence. Amber Lyn Rogers v. Joshua Michael Rogers, Sr. The wife in this Blount County, Tennessee, case filed for an order of protection from her estranged husband. In her petition, she alleged that the husband placed her in a wrist lock and dragged her, as she screamed that he […]
Read More»Child Born Prior to Same-Sex Marriage Is Child of Marriage
- At August 04, 2021
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee child custody and same sex marriage case summary in divorce. Cedra Deanntre Potts (Taylor) v. Starr Anastasia Potts Prior to the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, the parties in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case participated in civil union ceremonies, and decided to have children through in vitro fertilization. The plaintiff was impregnated with embryos […]
Read More»Mason Wins 2021 MBJ’s “Best of the Bar” Award
- At August 02, 2021
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Miles Mason, Sr. has been named a 2021 Memphis Business Journal “Best of the Bar” winner. Every year, the Memphis Business Journal honors the tops of the tops of the local legal profession with the Best of the Bar awards. Nominations are made by the public and winners are determined by the MBJ editorial team. […]
Read More»No Need to Bifurcate Divorce and Civil Contempt Hearing
- At August 02, 2021
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee case summary on bifurcation and contempt in divorce. Erin Elizabeth Otto v. Timothy Jason Otto The husband and wife in this Hickman County, Tennessee, case were married in 1996 in Wisconsin, and spent most of the marriage in Tennessee. They had five children, two of whom were minors at the time of their 2017 […]
Read More»Divorce Court Free to Modify Temporary Oral Custody Order
- At July 28, 2021
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee child custody case summary and divorce process. Lisa Ann Woods Neisler v. Guy Wayne Neisler The mother in this McMinn County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2019, and requested a restraining order and temporary parenting plan. The parties ultimately agreed to a disposition, but the trial court declined to approve it until after […]
Read More»Mother Must Pay Half of Child’s Residential Treatment Costs
Tennessee child support case summary on uncovered medical expenses. Sara Marie Poe Mossbeck v. John Pollard Hoover The mother and father in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in 1997 and divorced in 2000. They had one child, and the permanent parenting plan provided that the father would maintain medical insurance with a deductible […]
Read More»Ex-Husband Must Repay Loan to Ex-Wife
Tennessee case summary on collection of money after divorce. Mary Hanes Lancaster Lockett v. Marc Kevin Runyan Sr. The husband and wife in this Washington County, Tennessee, case were married in 2014. During the marriage, the wife loaned the husband about $200,000, approximately half of which was paid back during the marriage. They were divorced […]
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