Dad Not Entitled to Order of Protection for Alleged “Peeking”
Tennessee case summary on standard of order of protection. Todd Goldman v. Nicole Griffin and Peter Griffin The ex-husband in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case filed petitions for orders of protection against his ex-wife and her new husband. He alleged that they showed up at his property unannounced and peeked through windows while he was […]
Read More»MBJ Best of Bar 2020: Mason to Judge for Third Straight Year
- At February 08, 2020
- By Miles Mason
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#MBJBestoftheBar Miles Mason, Sr. has been chosen by the Memphis Business Journal to serve as judge for the 2020 Best of the Bar Awards. This is his third consecutive year to serve as judge. Mason said, “The MBJ does a great job with this event. I love reconnecting with my colleagues I don’t always get […]
Read More»GAL Having Been Law Clerk Not Bias for Judicial Recusal
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Catrice Thomas Dye v. Willie B. Dye, Jr. The parties in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019. Less than a month after the final decree was entered, the mother filed a petition to amend the judgment based upon new evidence. She also requested that the 16-year-old […]
Read More»Court Can Split Attorney Fees When Both Parents Prevail
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees in family law. Steven J. Dale v. Sharon K. Ball Dale The mother and father in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2011, and entered into a permanent parenting plan for their three children. In 2014, both parents filed a motion to modify the parenting plan. While […]
Read More»Wife Put Husband Through Med School Gets $7.5K / Mo. Alimony
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 13 years married. Mihir Kishorchandra Patel v. Janki Anil Patel The husband and wife in this Madison County, Tennessee, case were married in India in 2005. The wife was an American citizen at the time of the wedding, and the couple moved to the United States, where the husband […]
Read More»Relocation Bonus Was Marital Since Decision to Move Made During Marriage
Kentucky case summary on property division, classification and relocation bonus in divorce. Craig Roper v. Erin Roper The husband and wife in this Kentucky case were married in 1999 and had four children. In 2016, the wife filed for dissolution of marriage. The case proved contentious, and in 2017, the husband asked for permission to […]
Read More»Unemployed Dad Imputed Income Over $400K For Child Support
- At January 27, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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Massachussetts child support case summary on income determination. Theodore W. Macri, Jr., v. Sheila Mary Macri The husband and wife in this Massachusetts case were married in 1998 and originally lived in New York. The husband’s employer promoted him to a position in Singapore in 2000, and then to Hong Kong until 2011, at which […]
Read More»Dad Held in Contempt After Teen Daughter’s Dispute With Mom
Tennessee child custody case summary on after divorce. Cheryle Luane Levoy v. Jason Hunter Levoy The mother and father in this Overton County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2013. The parenting plan eventually named the mother the primary residential parent, with the father having 125 days per year of parenting time. A dispute arose when the […]
Read More»Divorcing NY Husband Must Pay Portion of Wife’s Student Loans
- At January 21, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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New York case summary on student loans in divorce. Joseph M. Santamaria v Toni Santamaria The husband and wife in this Suffolk County, New York, case were married in 2000 and had two children. The wife filed for divorce in 2013, and the trial court decided a number of issues involving custody, child support, maintenance, […]
Read More»Transitional Alimony Appropriate After 26 Yr Marriage
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 26 years married. Elizabeth Jane Knizley v. Andrew Carlton Knizley The wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce after almost 27 years of marriage. The parties’ property included a car collection, and the valuation opinions differed by more than $1.5 million. Before trial, the parties were […]
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