Ex-Wife’s Attorney Should Have Made Sure QDRO Correct
Tennessee case summary after divorce regarding QDRO and retirement division. Darlene Christmas Murray (Godsey) v. Louis Wade Godsey The husband and wife in this Roane County, Tennessee case were married in 1976, and shortly thereafter the husband joined the navy. He later worked for the Federal Aviation Administration and participated in the Civil Service Retirement […]
Read More»Unwed Father Fails to Provide Evidence of Name Change Benefits Child
- At September 13, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Family Law
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Tennessee child name change case summary. Michael Ashley Lockhart v. Casey Dawn Higgins The child in this Warren County, Tennessee, case was born to unwed parents in 2018, and the father filed a petition to establish paternity about two weeks later. The petition included a request to change the child’s surname to his. The parents […]
Read More»Dad’s Failure to Insure Barred by Statute of Limitation
Tennessee case summary after divorce. Deborah Bistolfi Felker et al., v. Rex Stephen Felker The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2005 and executed a marital dissolution agreement. Among other things, the agreement provided that the husband must maintain a life insurance policy of $150,000 naming the son as […]
Read More»Divorce Court Values Speech Pathology Practice as Enterprise
Tennessee case summary on property division and business valuation in divorce. Angela Michelle Cela v. Sokol Cela The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2002 and had a son and daughter. The husband was in the military from 1997 until 2018, after which he retired and became a commercial […]
Read More»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
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process
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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
- By Miles Mason
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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. […]
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