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 […]
Read More»Self Employed Car Dealer Needs Detailed Evidence of Actual Income
- At April 30, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. In Re Britton H-S. The child in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, Juvenile Court case was born to unwed parents in 2014. The father filed a petition to establish a permanent parenting plan and alleged that he was unaware of the child’s whereabouts. The mother answered, and requested […]
Read More»Deferred Compensation & Divorce: IRAs, Military Pensions, Disability Insurance Benefits, and Marital Nexus | PART TWO
In Tennessee law, deferred compensation includes a spouse’s income deferred by the employer for already-performed work, functioning as a “substitute for life savings.” See Gragg v. Gragg, discussed later. When earned during the marriage, a deferred compensation plan may be a divisible marital asset along with any appreciation, or increase in value, that also happened […]
Read More»Ex-Wife Never Removed as Beneficiary and Collects Life Insurance
- At April 25, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on life insurance proceeds after divorce. Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company v. Mary Beth Johnson, et al. In 2001, the husband in this Tennessee case enrolled in a retirement and life insurance plan though his employer and named his wife the beneficiary. They divorced in 2002, and the marital dissolution agreement […]
Read More»Spouse Entitled to Portion of Sevicemembers Pension Despite Disability
- At April 23, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Military, Property Division
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Tennessee case summary on military pension in divorce. Joanna Marie Vlach v. Gregory Alan Vlach The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 1982 and divorced in 2002. Their divorce judgment incorporated a marital dissolution agreement which divided the husband’s U.S. Army pension. It provided that the wife would receive […]
Read More»Woman Recieves Order for Protection Against Facebook Stalker
- At April 18, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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Tennessee case summary on stalking and protective orders. Shayla Nicole Purifoy v. Devine Mafa The petitioner in this Shelby County, Tennessee, order for protection case was a legal services attorney who had testified in an unrelated order for protection case in 2013. A few months later, she received a Facebook friend request from the respondent […]
Read More»More Parenting Time for Mom After Dad Converted to Messianic Judaism
- At April 16, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Christen Nicole Pankratz v. Dion Pankratz The mother and father in this Cheatham County, Tennessee, had one child, born in 2011, and were divorced in 2015. At the time of the divorce, the parenting plan named the mother as primary residential parent, with each parent having equal parenting time. […]
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