Ex-Husband Sues After Divorce, Case Tossed Out as Abusive
Tennessee case summary on abusive actions after divorce. Timothy Wilson v. Tawana Wilson et al. The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced after the wife obtained a default judgment against the husband. The husband attempted to re-open the default judgment, but was unsuccessful. He brought a first appeal to the […]
Read More»Educational Expenses Must Be Shown Clearly in Child Support Order
Tennessee child custody and child support modification case summary. Jenny Sue Taylor v. George Green Taylor, III The mother and father in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2014. The mother was named primary residential parent of the two children, with the father being awarded 139 parenting days. The father was ordered to […]
Read More»Mom’s Disdain For Dad Means She Can’t Relocate with Child
Tennessee child custody case summary on parent relocation. Dominique Nance v. Mark Franklin The child in this Davidson County, Tennessee, parental relocation case was born to unwed parents in Alabama in 2011. The father moved to Tennessee, and the mother followed with the child shortly thereafter. After a domestic violence incident, they separated in 2015. […]
Read More»Mom’s Move Approved But Cost Her Parenting Time
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Heather Anne (Coats) Emch v. Edward Glen Emch The mother and father in this case moved to Wilson County, Tennessee, shortly before the birth of their daughter. A year later, they entered into a marital dissolution agreement and permanent parenting plan. Under that plan, the parents had alternating weeks […]
Read More»Wife to Pay Half of Husband’s Car Accident Judgment, She Let Insurance Policy Lapse
Tennessee case summary on debt division in divorce. Sean Christopher Davis v. Samantha Jean (Davis) Hofer In late 2019, the husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were divorced based upon their stipulation. Other than a child support arrearage, the decree did not address any specific issues, and reserved judgment on all other […]
Read More»Ex-Wife’s Taking In Renters Not Sufficient Grounds to Drop Alimony to Zero
Tennessee alimony modification case summary after 17 years married. Deanna Lynn Akers v. Neil E. Powers When the husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2016 after about 17 years of marriage, the wife was awarded $1100 per month of alimony in futuro. About three years later, the husband made […]
Read More»Ex-Husband’s Claims of Bigamy In Dismissed Lawsuit Are Still Privileged
Tennessee case summary on defamation claim. Christie Lee (Upchurch) Vanwinkle v. Robert Martin Thompson The woman in this Putnam County, Tennessee, case was first married in 1995 and obtained a final decree of divorce in 2017, and that case was ultimately affirmed by the Tennessee Court of Appeals. For these reasons, the Court of Appeals […]
Read More»Impatience Not Enough to Recuse Judge
Tennessee case summary on divorce and judicial recusal. Claudette Gilley Sanford v. Phillip Howard Sanford The husband and wife in this hotly litigated divorce case were married in 2013 when the husband was 54 and the wife 48. They had met through work, since the wife was an attorney in the Shelby County, Tennessee, county […]
Read More»Wife Can’t Reopen Divorce After Discovering Pension Asset
Tennessee case summary on after divorce discovered undisclosed pension asset. Claudette Gilley Sanford v. Phillip Howard Sanford The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2005 after agreeing to a marital dissolution agreement. The document was signed after the husband’s lawyer furnished a letter with a balance sheet that purported […]
Read More»Divorcing TN Spouses Can Agree to “Hybrid” Forms of Alimony
Tennessee alimony modification case summary. Estate of Donna McCullough v. Anthony McCullough The husband and wife in this Hardin County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018 after executing a marital dissolution agreement. The agreement called for the husband to pay $4521 per month alimony. A few months later, the husband went to court to set […]
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