TN Widower Gets Share of Wife’s Estate Despite Prenuptial Agreement
- At July 06, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Prenuptial Agreement
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Tennessee case summary on validity of prenuptial agreements. In re Estate of Glenda Joyce Panter Hillis The husband and wife in this Tennessee probate case were married in 1992. Prior to the marriage, the wife presented the husband with an antenuptial agreement which stated that both parties waived claims of inheritance. The agreement did not […]
Read More»Business Value of Construction Co. in Divorce Rejected
Tennessee case summary on business valuation in divorce and alimony after 27 years. Cathy Turnbo Franks v. Ronald Franks Ronald and Cathy Franks were married in 1986 and separated in 2011. They had two children who were both over the age of majority at the time of the divorce. They jointly owned a construction business, […]
Read More»Negotiating Alimony in Tennessee, Part One
- At June 29, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony
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Mason’s opinions on alimony negotiating, goal-setting and budgeting. No one knows what the judge may rule on alimony, family lawyer tools for negotiation. Cash now is better than cash over time. Hope is not a strategy. Know your numbers. Best deal possible. In the theater of Tennessee divorce, tips about negotiating alimony seldom garner the attention […]
Read More»TN Wife Gets $4,000 Monthly Alimony After 19 Year Marriage
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 19 years married. Sylvia Folger v. Robert Folger The husband and wife in this Cumberland County, Tennessee, divorce case were married in 1993 and had no children. In 2012, the wife, who was 58 and had a degree in finance, filed for divorce. At the time of trial, she worked […]
Read More»TN Supreme Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Despite Claim of Ineffective Lawyer
- At June 22, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Family Law
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Tennessee case summary on parental rights termination. In re Carrington H. et al. The mother in this Tennessee parental rights termination case gave birth to six children between 1996 and 2004. Even before the birth of the sixth child, Carrington, both the mother and father were in court in Lewis County in a child protection […]
Read More»TN Mom Not Voluntarily Underemployed When She Quits Job to Avoid Long Commute
Tennessee child support case summary on voluntary underemployment and modification. State ex rel. Maria Brown v. Andrew Brown The mother and father in this Tennessee case were divorce in 2008 and had one child, who was three years old. The permanent parenting plan granted equal parenting time to both parents, and set the father’s child […]
Read More»TN Wife Can’t Be Held In Contempt For Falling Behind on Home Equity Loan
- At June 15, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on divorce agreement enforcement. Sima Aryan v. Nicolas Aryan The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2012 after they entered into a marital dissolution agreement and parenting plan. Under the decree, the wife was to receive the marital home in Brentwood, and she agreed to pay all indebtedness […]
Read More»Husband Must Pay $1K/Mo. Alimony in Futuro After 7 Yr. Marriage
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 7 years married. Benita Renee Yocum v. Jason Richard Yocum The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 2007 in Ohio and separated in 2012. Although the husband was employed overseas, they had established residence in Tennessee. The wife was primarily a stay-at-home mother. Numerous issues were […]
Read More»Guardian Ad Litem Not Required to Discuss Ramifications of Case With Child
- At June 08, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary on Guardian Ad Litem and termination of parental rights. In re S.S.-G. In this Tennessee termination of parental rights case, the trial court had terminated the father’s parental rights after trial. The court had concluded that the father had sexually abused the child, that this constituted grounds for termination of parental […]
Read More»Order of Protection Thrown Out Absent Fact Findings
- At June 06, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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Tennessee case summary on orders of protection. Deanne G. Roney v. Linda F. Nordhaus In 2014, Deanne Roney went to court for an order of protection against Linda Nordhaus. In her petition, Roney alleged that Ms. Nordhaus had been stalking her and her children. The petition was granted, and Ms. Nordhaus appealed to the Smith […]
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