Dad Has Superior Rights Over Grandmother
Tennessee child custody case summary regarding parental rights. Dustin W. Brown v. Sarah Farley The child in this Cumberland County, Tennessee, case was born in 2010. In 2014, the State of Tennessee filed a paternity action on behalf of the father. The maternal grandmother had previously been granted custody of the child, and in 2015, […]
Read More»Mom Gets Discretionary Costs of $45K After Winning Custody Battle
- At April 24, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process, Family Law
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Tennessee case summary on awarding discretionary costs. Kim Renae Nelson v. Loring E. Justice The mother and father in this Roane County, Tennessee, case were the parents of a child who was born in 2005. They had been involved in litigation since before his birth regarding paternity, the primary residential parent, and child support. In […]
Read More»Dad Gets Limited Parenting Time After Evidence of Alienation
Tennessee child custody case summary. Kim Renae Nelson v. Loring E. Justice The child in this Roane County, Tennessee, case was born in 2005. The parents had been involved in what the appeals court called protracted and bitter litigation since before the child’s birth. This litigation involved paternity, the primary residential parent, and child support. […]
Read More»“Maybe You Should Have Hired a Lawyer to Represent You” Is Not Bias
- At April 15, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on judicial bias and recusal in divorce. Ronna Lyn Ueber v. Anthony James Ueber The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018, after a three day trial. After the order granting the divorce was entered, the attorneys for the wife moved to withdraw from the case […]
Read More»No Recovery of Attorneys Fees Unless Settlement Terms Provide for Them
- At April 10, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees
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Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees in post-divorce action. Katherine Mae Pruitt v. Travis Pruitt The child in this Henry County, Tennessee, case was born in 2013, and the parents married in 2014. The father, however, was not the child’s biological parent, a fact that was undisputed. But he executed a document to place his […]
Read More»Trial Court Cannot Just Adopt Ex-wife’s Attorney’s Findings of Fact
- At April 08, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on findings of fact in post-divorce proceedings. Jeffrey Glenn Mitchell v. Carol Ann Thomas Mitchell The husband and wife in this Blount County, Tennessee, case had two children, ages 15 and 11, at the time of their 2011 divorce. In 2014, the husband came back to court to modify the child support […]
Read More»Wife Entitled to Alimony After Eighteen Year Marriage and $300K
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 18 years married. Jill Smothers Lucchesi v. Eugene Anthony Lucchesi Error correction: Original post listed this as a 12 year marriage. Parties married in 1994 and divorce originally filed in 2013. The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 1994 and had one son, […]
Read More»Tax Returns Not Definitive When Setting Child Support
- At April 01, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Anna Karpovich v. Gregory Brannick The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee case were divorced in 2003, and the father was ordered to pay $560 per month in child support for their son. In 2016, the State of Tennessee, acting on behalf of the mother, […]
Read More»$9K / Mo. Alimony in Futuro Owed by Surgeon Overturned
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 36 years married. Richard Alan Ellis v. Donica Ann Woods Ellis The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 1979 and had four children. The husband was a surgeon. The wife had jobs in nursing and teaching early in the marriage, but after the […]
Read More»Owned Prior to Marriage by Wife, Marital Residence Held Marital
Tennessee case summary on classification of marital residence in divorce. Jonathan George Carter v. Elizabeth Jo Browne The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 2008 and had no children. In 2015, the wife filed for divorce, and the husband filed a counter-complaint for divorce. The trial court denied the […]
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