Knowing the Judge Not Enough for Judicial Recusal
- At January 16, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Donald Eugene Winder, III v. Kara Elizabeth Winder In October, 2019, this divorce case from Meigs County, Tennessee, was decided by the Tennessee Supreme Court. The Court of Appeals had previously held that the trial judge had not given sufficient reasons for denying a motion for recusal. […]
Read More»Wife Gets $30K Alimony + $30K Attorneys Fees After 11 Years
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 11 years married. Anthony C. Howell v. Noel Ruth Kail Howell The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 2008. The husband initially worked as an auto mechanic, but shortly after getting married, he suffered and injury that prevented him from working as a […]
Read More»Mom Must Pay Attorney Fees After Appeal Deemed Frivolous
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees on appeal in divorce. Christopher James Terrazzano v. Alecia Ann Terrazzano At the time of their marriage in 2013, the father in this Putnam County, Tennessee, case was in the U.S. Navy, stationed in Cookeville, Tennessee. Six months later, he was transferred to Hawaii. The mother, however, was unable […]
Read More»Alimony to Be Set w/out Considering Wife’s Parents’ Business
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 17 years married. Jennifer Erdman v. Mark Erdman The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2000. The wife had one child from a prior marriage, and six children were born during the marriage. At the time of the marriage, the wife was employed […]
Read More»Husband Gets Alimony & More Property After Wife’s Adultery
Tennessee case summary on divorce following 26 year marriage and husband had cancer. Ruby Diane Barron v. Bruce Joseph Barron The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in Germany in 1991. They had one biological child and one adopted child. At the time of their 2017 divorce, the husband was […]
Read More»Presumption of Paternity Applies Even in Same-Sex Marriage
- At January 06, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce, Paternity
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Pennsylvania case summary on paternity in a same-sex marriage. In Interest of A.M. This Pennsylvania case involved a child born to one of the spouses in a same-sex marriage. The spouses were both biological females, and during the marriage, one of them gave birth to a child. The other spouse was listed on the birth […]
Read More»Tracy Coenen’s Lifestyle Analysis in Divorce Cases, Second Edition
The American Bar Association Family Law Section recently published the second edition of Tracy Coenen’s invaluable resource Lifestyle Analysis in Divorce Cases: Investigating Spending and Finding Income and Assets. Coenen’s book clearly explains the lifestyle analysis, an important but often confusing calculation of income and expenses in a divorce case, often used to establish parties’ […]
Read More»Ex-Wife Moved in w/ Boyfriend & Loses $1.3K Alimony /Mo.
Tennessee alimony modification case summary. Diane Kikue-Yasutake Winne v. Scott Anderson Winne The husband and wife were divorce in Hamilton County, Tennessee, in 2015. They had entered into a marital termination agreement which called for the husband to pay the wife $2,200 per month in alimony, in addition to child support. After the divorce, the […]
Read More»Court Docs From Another Case Not New Evidence For New Trial
Tennessee case summary on property division and standard for new trial in divorce. Sonya Lee Westbrooks v. Earl Lavon Westbrooks The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case had been married for twenty years when the wife filed for divorce in 2013. The trial took place in 2017. The husband had a retirement […]
Read More»Dad Stuck With Marital Debt and Support After Short Marriage
Tennessee case summary on property division, custody, child support in divorce. Sara Kelley Poole v. Ronald Ellis Kinslow The husband and wife in this case had been married for less than four years when the wife filed for divorce in Wilson County, Tennessee. It had been the wife’s first marriage and the husband’s fourth, and […]
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