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case law discussing move away cases, especially involving parents who did not share roughly equal parenting time, is no longer valid […]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 […]
Read More»No Visitation Rights for Grandparents Since Visitation Never Totally Cut Off
- At July 11, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent visitation. Graham Clark, et al., v. Timothy Curtis Johnson The mother and father in this case were the parents of four children, both biological and adopted. The mother had suffered various health problems, but she suffered a sudden turn for the worse in 2015 and died that year. Before […]
Read More»Ex-Husband Can Stop Transitional Alimony When Ex-Wife Cohabitates
- At July 10, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony Modification
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Tennessee alimony modification and termination divorce case summary. Dale Robert Scherzer v. Milissa Marie Scherzer CONCURRING OPINION The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012 after 22 years of marriage, when the court approved their marital dissolution agreement, which included a permanent parenting plan. The agreement provided that the […]
Read More»Dad Gets Custody After Moving Kids from KY to TN
- At July 09, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary in divorce. Kristina Marie Bolin v. Jeffrey Michael Bolin The mother and father in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were married in 2007 and had two children, who were born in 2010 and 2013. They lived in Kentucky, where the mother worked full time, and the father stayed at home to […]
Read More»Grandparent Visitation Statute Applies Even If Other GPs Adopted Child
- At July 07, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee grandparent visitation case summary. Marvin Seibers, et al., v. Carol Latimer At the time of the 2016 filing of this Campbell County, Tennessee, case, the two children (born in 2009 and 2012) were in the custody of their paternal grandmother. The children had previously been removed from the care of their biological mother due […]
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