Mom Allowed to Relocate With Kids, Despite Stepdad Abuse Allegations
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce. Daemon Shaun Key v. Cailey Marjorie Gonzales The parents in this Madison County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2016. The permanent parenting plan named the mother as the primary residential parent of the two children, who had been born in 2011 and 2013. Three years later, the […]
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- At August 03, 2024
- By Kathryn Owen
- In After Divorce, Child Custody
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Tennessee case summary on custody in divorce. Matthew Adam Corenswet v. Samantha Marie Corenswet (Rain) The parents in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2021. Th permanent parenting plan for their two children named the father the primary residential parent, with each parent having custody on a “week to week” basis. The plan […]
Read More»Divorced Couple’s Home to Be Valued at Time of Sale, Not Time of Divorce
Tennessee case summary on property division after divorce. Taylor Brocato (now Dunn) v. Kyle Young The husband and wife were divorced in Montgomery County, Tennessee, in 2019, and the final decree incorporated their Marital Dissolution Agreement (MDA). Among other things, that agreement provided that when their house was sold, the wife would receive “half of […]
Read More»TN Statute Does Not Allow Attorney’s Fees for Divorce Property Division Issues
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees for property division enforcement after divorce. Virgil Lee Parker v. Paul J. Parker The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2021 on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. The parties executed a marital dissolution agreement dividing their property. The husband came back to court […]
Read More»Since Preschool Not “Educational” Decision, Mom Can’t Be Held in Contempt for Unilateral Choice
Tennessee child custody case summary and contempt. Stuart Richard James, III v. Stephanie Lynne James The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were the parents of two children when they divorced in 2019. The marital dissolution agreement (MDA) provided that all major decisions, including education, were to be made jointly. In 2020, […]
Read More»Dad Still Faces Contempt Charges, Despite Claim of Double Jeopardy
Tennessee child custody modification and contempt case summary. Abigail Lynn Sevigny v. Warren Maxwell Sevigny The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2014 and divorced in 2021 with one minor child. They entered into a marital dissolution agreement (MDA) which included a 529 educational account for the child. In […]
Read More»Ex-Husband’s Duty to Pay Mortgage Continues Despite Wife’s Remarriage
- At July 03, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Alimony, Attorney's Fees
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Tennessee post-divorce alimony collection matter. Pamela Patteson v. Christopher Patteson The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, were married in 1992 and separated in 2017. The entered into a marital dissolution agreement (MDA) which called for the husband to pay the wife $1800 per month until the mortgage was paid in full. It […]
Read More»Since TN Kids Received COVID Shot While Appeal Was Pending, Appeal Was Dismissed as Moot
Tennessee child custody case summary on COVID shot dispute. Note: this is a Rule 10 case. See original opinion. Stacey Lee (Boyett) v. Brett Carr Boyett The parents in this Davidson County, Tennessee, were divorced in 2019. They had agreed to a permanent parenting plan under which both parents had joint decision-making for non-emergency health […]
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Tennessee child custody case summary on parenting restrictions. Thomas Stephen Goughenour, Jr. v. Marion Michelle Goughenour The mother and father in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married in 2011 and had one child. In 2020, the father filed for divorce and also sought an order of protection against the mother. The court found that […]
Read More»“Fifty Miles” in TN Parental Relocation Law Means Distance as the Crow Flies, Not Driving Distance
- At June 22, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Relocation
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Tennessee child custody case summary on parent relocation. Stephanie Barrett v. Ronald Killings The Tennessee Parental Relocation Statute applies to cases where a parent moves to another state, or “more than fifty miles from the other parent within the state.” In this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case, the court was called upon to decide the exact […]
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