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. […]
Read More»Mom Granted Order of Protection Against Gun Wielding Grandmother
- At May 14, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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Tennessee case summary on orders of protection. Regina Montanna Marie Mullins v. Amy Paige Hernandez The mother in this Hawkins County, Tennessee, restraining order case sought an order of protection against the grandmother of one of her children. They were living together when the grandmother allegedly threatened her with a handgun. There was a hearing, […]
Read More»Husband Must Pay $20K for Assault + Found Voluntarily Underemployed
Tennessee case summary on damages for domestic violence in divorce and voluntary underemployment. Cynthia M. Kanka v. Christopher Kanka The husband and wife in this Marshall County, Tennessee, case had been married for 24 years when the wife filed a complaint for divorce. Her complaint also included a claim for tort damages based on her […]
Read More»Modifying Parenting Time Requires Addressing Best Interest of Children
- At May 07, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Una P. Irvin v. Ernest J. Irvin, II The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were the parents of two children and were divorced in 2010. The mother was named the primary residential parent. After two appeals, the parenting plan was finalized, and the father was […]
Read More»Wife Takes the Cake Baking Business in Divorce
- At May 02, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on property classification in divorce. John Anthony Gentry v. Katerine Wise Gentry The husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were married in 2009 and had no children. The wife had owned a cake-baking business since before the marriage. The husband had worked as an accountant but had lost his […]
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