TN Dad and Dr. Claims Lower Child Support Due to Income Drop of $500K
Tennessee child support law case law summary on lowering child support from the Court of Appeals. LOUIS ERNEST CUNNINGHAM v. CHERYL LYNNE CHEATHAM CUNNINGHAM – Lowering Tennessee Child Support The parties in this case are Cheryl Lynne Cheatham (“Mother”) and Louis Ernest Cunningham (“Father”). The parties were married for 5 years and separated for 4 years. The parties have one child. At […]
Read More»TN Dad Wants Lower Child Support, Mom Wants Increase, Neither Wins
Tennessee child support law case law summary on changing child support amount due from the Court of Appeals. MARILYN S. BOYD v. THOMAS H. BATES, JR. – TN Child Support Modification Law The parties in this case are Marilyn S. Boyd (“Mother”) and Thomas H. Bates (“Father”). Mother and Father were divorced in March 1991 and during the marriage the […]
Read More»TN Dad Failed to Prove Mom’s Shortcomings Negatively Impacted Children
Tennessee law case summary on changing custody in family law from the Court of Appeals. Virginia Grace Massey-Holt vs. Stacy Wade Holt – changing custody in Tennessee law From 2004 to 2007, the two children of Virginia Grace Massey-Holt and Stacy Wade Holt moved several times, as a result of parental relocation, as a result of […]
Read More»Child Move Away Cases and Tennessee’s Parent Relocation Statute
There are two child relocation matters that Tennessee family lawyers discuss with parents early in the divorce representation. The first has to do with plans to move away with the child before custody orders are issued. The second has to do with plans to move away when permanent custody orders are already in place. Mandatory […]
Read More»TN Dad Loses Custody on Appeal Because No Changed Circumstances Proven
Tennessee law case summary on seeking to change primary residential parent and family law from the Court of Appeals. Kristi Leanne Cosner vs. Charles Arthur Cosner — Tennessee child custody modification The case of Kristi Leanne Cosner vs. Charles Arthur Cosner turned into an empty trial victory for the Father when his request to modify custody was granted at […]
Read More»Unstable TN Mom Set Bad Example But Remains Primary Residential Parent
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Tennessee law case summary on custody modification in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Robert W. Porter v. Brandi Porter (Kimbrell) – Tennessee divorce custody modification – Mom stays primary residential parent The husband and wife were married in 2000, had two children, and divorced in 2003. The permanent parenting plan provided that the […]
Read More»Tenn. Ex-Wife’s Remarriage and Full-time Employment May Lower Alimony
Tennessee alimony modification law case summary from the Court of Appeals. Shonda Kay Finchum v. Danny Wayne Finchum – Tennessee divorce alimony modification. The husband and wife were divorced in 2009 after a ten-year marriage with two children. The parties agreed to a marital dissolution agreement which provided for rehabilitative alimony of $1,000 per month, payable until June 2012. […]
Read More»Tennessee Ex-Wife’s Remarriage Does Not Terminate Periodic Alimony
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Tennessee alimony modification law case summary following wife’s remarriage from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Kathy Lynn Averitte v. William Ronny Averitte – Tennessee divorce alimony modification The husband and wife were divorced in February 2011, and the final decree called upon the husband to pay alimony of $1,200 per month. The wife remarried in August of that […]
Read More»TN Custody Change Requires to Proof of Material Change Affecting Child
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Tennessee law case summary on custody modification and post-divorce and family law. Timothy Lee Kendrick vs. Judy Kendrick Shoemake – Supreme Court of Tennessee on custody modification proof requirements The Supreme Court of Tennessee stated in its opinion that it took on this case to determine the proper standard for courts to apply to a petition to […]
Read More»College Kids’s Living Expenses a Tennessee Dad Must Pay By Agreement
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Tennessee law case summary on college expenses in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Gary Powers v. Sherry Denise Powers – Tennessee Divorce college expenses The father and mother were married in 1990. They had a daughter in 1993, and divorced in Gibson County, Tennessee, in 1999. At the time of the 1999 divorce, […]
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