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 […]
Read More»Neither Mom nor Dad Can Drink in Front of Kids
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
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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 […]
Read More»TN Dad’s Angry Facebook Post Didn’t Warrant Being Jailed for Contempt
Tennessee child custody case summary on contempt. Mother v. Father The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 2004, had a child the same year, and divorced in 2017. Much litigation followed, which included a 2020 order requiring the father to cease and desist any communication with the child’s school. […]
Read More»When TN Wife Agreed to Specific Dollar Amount from 401(k), Subsequent Gains and Losses Were Excluded
Tennessee case summary on interpretation of settlement terms in divorce. Angela Marie Heisig v. Andrew Carl Heisig The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018, and the trial court, Judge Kyle E. Hedrick, awarded the wife $130,000 from the husband’s 401(k). The court directed the wife to prepare a […]
Read More»Custody Case Sent Back to Lower Court When One of Two Children Turns 18 While Appeal Pending
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Jennifer Gaby v. Tony Gaby The parties in this Greene County, Tennessee, case were married in 2003 and divorced in 2017. They were parents of two children, born in 2004 and 2007. Under the original parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father having […]
Read More»Wife Can’t Get Attorney’s Fees After Husband Voluntarily Withdraws Post-Divorce Litigation
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees after divorce. Vanessa Colley v. John S. Colley, III The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012. Even after the final judgment, the litigation was prolific. In early 2019, the husband filed a motion seeking relief from alimony. Later that same year, the […]
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