Dad Not Liable for Attorney’s Fees in Criminal Contempt Case
Tennessee child support case summary on enforcement and attorney’s fees. Joyce Bradley Watts v. Colin Wade Watts The mother and father in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2009, and the mother was named the primary residential parent of their minor children. The father was ordered to pay $629 per month in child support, as […]
Read More»Dad’s Support Based on Prior Income After Taking Lower Paying Job
- At January 23, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. John Michael Thayer v. Jennifer Lynn Thayer The mother and father in this Tennessee case had one child and were divorced in 2010. The daughter was diagnosed with autism and attended the Brown Center for Autism. The original parenting plan named the mother as primary residential parent, […]
Read More»Mom’s Child Support Based on Actual Wages, Not Prior Earnings
- At January 18, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Megan E. Smith v. Justin L. Smith The mother and father in this Tennessee case had one child at the time of their 2011 divorce, and the trial court set the mother’s child support obligation at $45 per month. In 2013, the trial court raised this to […]
Read More»Alimony Reduced When Exceeds Engineer’s Available Income
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 43 years married. Sandra Zoe Jeanette Naylor v. William Lee Naylor The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 1970 until the wife filed a complaint for divorce in 2014. After dividing the marital property, the court turned to the issue of alimony. The wife was […]
Read More»TN Dad Can’t Relocate When Certified Letter Never Considered
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation. Johnathan Lee McDonough v. Sloan Marie McDonough The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, parental relocation case were divorced in 2012. Under the original parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father granted 120 days of parenting time. Later the same year, […]
Read More»TN Divorcing Spouse Must Get Notice of Attorney’s Lien Hearing
Tennessee case summary on property division and attorney’s fees in divorce. Scott Elmer McCarter v. Debra Lynn Walker McCarter The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2012 after a 36 year marriage. The wife brought an appeal, and in 2014, the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment. After the appeal, the […]
Read More»Dad Gets 133 Parenting Days Despite Unfounded Abuse Allegations
- At January 04, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary in divorce. Jason Richard Madden v. Jill Clara Madden The mother and father in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 2006 and had one daughter who was born in 2007. They separated in 2012, and the father filed for divorce based on irreconcilable differences. After a trial, the court decided […]
Read More»TN Dad Gets Equal Time After Mom Relocates to MN
- At December 29, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Relocation
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Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce. In Re: Lukas S.-M. The child in this Putnam County, Tennessee, parental relocation case was born out of wedlock in 2014. At the time of his birth, the parents were no longer in a relationship. The mother filed a petition, and the court set support but did not […]
Read More»Rights on Naming Your Child in Tennessee
- At December 29, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Family Law, Father's Rights
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Laws on naming a child in Tennessee; baby naming laws; how to change child’s last name on birth certificate in Tennessee; name change of a minor in Tennessee; baby naming law. Parents have important rights to naming their children in Tennessee law. Those rights are not without limitation, though. The child’s best interests, along with the […]
Read More»Wife Gets Rental Income as Transitional Alimony After 41 Yrs
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 41 years married. Patricia Sue Kuhlo v. Ernest Charles Kuhlo The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 1974, and their children were adults at the time of their 2015 divorce. The husband was an orthodontist, and had earlier suffered a service-related disability in the navy. The […]
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