When Child Graduates, TN Dad Must Go Back to Court
Tennessee child support case summary on termination of child support. State ex rel. Jana Ruth Alford Nichols v. Randall Nelson Songstad The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2006. Under the permanent parenting plan, the father was required to pay $1,154 per month in child support, and the plan […]
Read More»2018 TN Legislative Update: Child Marriage, Grandparent Visitation, Orders of Protection, Plus More
Immediately apparent from this 2018 legislative update is how busy the Tennessee Assembly has been with revising family law statutes. A series of Public Chapters were signed into law by Governor Haslam earlier this year. The new legislation impacts child marriage, grandparent visitation, orders of protection, parental responsibility for a child’s health insurance coverage, testimony […]
Read More»Dad Escapes Contempt Finding On Some, But Not All, Charges
- At July 30, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary on contempt post-divorce. Amy Brasfield Marlow v. Joseph Charles Marlow The mother and father in this Knox County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012. The permanent parenting plan issued in the case included a provision that neither parent would make derogatory remarks about the other parent or the other parent’s family […]
Read More»Finding a Divorce Lawyer Who Can Handle Opposing a Narcissist
- At July 30, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce
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Hiring the right attorney to deal with a narcissist is key. Finding divorce lawyers specializing in and familiar with narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder. Extrication from the clutches of a narcissist means finding a divorce lawyer who can handle opposing that personality type in court. This advice goes beyond mere suggestion. Hiring the right attorney […]
Read More»Dad Who Overpaid Child Support Entitled to Amount Overpaid
Tennessee child support case summary on overpayments. Michelle Kay (Clark) Love v. James Terrill Clark DISSENTING OPINION The husband and wife in this Loudon County, Tennessee, case were the parents of three children at the time of their 1992 divorce, and the husband was ordered to pay child support. By 2001, the husband no longer […]
Read More»Dad Entitled to More than 80 Days Parenting Time
- At July 23, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Father's Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on maximum participation in divorce. Wafa Badawi Hindiyeh v. Waleed Fawzi Abed The husband and wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married in 2013 and had one child, who was born in 2015. They separated and the wife filed for divorce in 2016. Trial was held before Judge J. […]
Read More»NOTICE – New Law in 2018: Tennessee Parent Relocation Law Changed
Do to a new law passed in 2018, Tennessee’s parent relocation statute and law changed dramatically for all new parent relocation matters filed after July 1, 2018. This means that much of the prior case law discussing move away cases, especially involving parents who did not share roughly equal parenting time, is no longer valid […]
Read More»2018 New Law: Recovering Attorneys Fees in TN Child Support, Alimony & Custody Cases
When enforcing child support or alimony orders, an earlier Tennessee law disallowed recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees incurred pursuing a criminal contempt action. Attempting to hold a deadbeat accountable often left the supported spouse on the hook for his or her family law attorney’s fees. All too often, being awarded financial support is only half […]
Read More»Dad Found to Be Voluntarily Underemployed After Minimal Job Search
Tennessee child support case summary on voluntary underemployment in divorce and family law. Elizabeth E. Ivey Goodrich v. John Exera Goodrich, Jr. The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were the parents of four minor children at the time of their 2011 divorce. The mother was named the primary residential parent, and […]
Read More»Child’s Name Cannot Be Changed By Court Policy Without Evidence
- At July 16, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Father's Rights
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Tennessee case summary on unwed parents’ child’s name change. In re: Emersyn W. The child in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case was born in 2017 to unwed parents. The parents had been in a relationship for about three years, but the relationship ended before the child was born. The father petitioned the juvenile court to […]
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