23 Year Marriage + Special Needs Daughter Justified Permanent Alimony
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 25 years married. Charles Joseph Tooley v. Pamela M. Howey Tooley The husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were married in 1991. They had one minor child and one adult child who was disabled. After 23 years of marriage, the husband filed for divorce, and also […]
Read More»Retired Dentist Gets Alimony Reduced to Preserve Remaining Assets
- At June 04, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony Modification
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Tennessee alimony modification case summary after 42 years married. Deborah Evans Wilhoit v. Gary Dennis Wilhoit The husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were married for 42 years before their 2011 divorce. Under the divorce decree, the husband was to pay $4,500 per month in future alimony, plus an additional amount in […]
Read More»Sup. Ct.: Absentee TN Dad Can Sue When Mom Killed in Car Crash
- At May 30, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Family Law
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Tennessee child support case summary on inheritance in family law. Kenneth M. Spires v. Haley Reece Simpson The mother and father in this Tennessee case were married, and had one son who was born in 2009. About a month after the child was born, the father abandoned the mother and child. He never returned to […]
Read More»Stipulated Date When Property Valued Remains Even Over Lengthy Time
Tennessee case summary on property division and classification in divorce. Melody Crunk Telfer v. George Curtiss Telfer The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 1985, and the wife filed for divorce in 2010 in Williamson County. There were numerous disputes over the status of the parties’ assets, and the case was appealed […]
Read More»Post-Judgment Interest Remand Depends on Analysis of First Appeal
- At May 28, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on divorce process and appeals. Jill St. John-Parker v. Virgil Duane Parker This divorce case from Bradley County, Tennessee, was before the Tennessee Court of Appeals twice. In 2016, the court had affirmed most of the judgment, despite the husband’s claim that the wife’s relationship with an expert witness should have been […]
Read More»Deferred Compensation & Divorce: Premarital Assets, Post-Marital Valuation | PART THREE
In this third installment in our series about the treatment of deferred compensation in Tennessee divorce, we continue working through the various challenges these assets pose to courts, attorneys, and their clients. Part One was an overview of various retirement plans and fringe benefits falling within the scope of deferred compensation. Included were select provisions […]
Read More»Husband Not in Contempt for Violating Agreement, But Liable for Attorney Fees
- At May 23, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees
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Tennessee case summary on divorce settlement enforcement & attorney’s fees. Kathleen J. Scobey v. Todd B. Scobey The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 1993 and had one child. They were divorced in 2013 after agreeing to a marital dissolution agreement that was adopted into the final decree. In 2014, the […]
Read More»Father Must Pay Attorney Fees Even Though Visitation Restored
Tennessee child custody case summary on attorney’s fees after divorce. Lara C. Stancil v. Todd A. Stancil The mother and father in this case were divorced in 2008. The mother was named the primary residential parent of the two children born in 1999 and 2001. All parties eventually moved to Tennessee, and the case was registered […]
Read More»Wife Award $3.5K/Mo for 60 Mos. Denied Permanent Alimony After Affair
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 27 years married. Robert Harvey Santee v. Stacy Lynn Santee The husband and wife in this Sevier County, Tennessee, case were married in 1990. The husband was a radiologist who earned about a half million dollars per year. The wife was a high school graduate and stay-at-home parent. They […]
Read More»Appointment of GAL Does Not Give Rise to Attorney-Client Relationship
- At May 16, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary on gaurdian ad litem representation in divorce. Benjamin Runyon v. Lisa Zacharias The defendant in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case was an attorney who had been appointed in 2012 as a guardian ad litem for three children during their parent’s divorce case. The oldest child turned 18 during the divorce proceedings. […]
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