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 […]
Read More»Mom Handed Attorney Fee Bill After Lying In Court About Drinking
Tennessee child custody modification and attorney’s fees case summary. Christina Ann Standley v. Carl Anthony Standley When the parties in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2014, the trial court entered a permanent parenting plan under which the mother was named primary residential parent. She was also awarded decision making authority and the majority […]
Read More»Award of Portions of Husband’s Military Pension Held Void
Tennessee case summary on military benefits after divorce. Brenda S. Harper v. William H. Harper The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2003, while the husband was a member of the U.S. Army. The final decree stated that the wife would receive half of the husband’s military retirement, which the […]
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- At May 27, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Divorce, Property Division
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Montana case summary on property division in divorce. In re the Marriage of Sharon Ann Harms and Charles Ronald Harms The husband and wife in this Yellowstone County, Montana case were married in 1994. Prior to marriage, the husband had substantial assets, and he received substantial additional amounts of gifted and inherited property. When they […]
Read More»Husband Gets 27% of Wife’s Teacher Pension as Agreed
Tennessee case summary on pension and retirement division in divorce. Robert Martin Thompson v. Christie Lee Thompson For more discussion of this case, and the financial principles involved, see Rob Vance’s guest blog, Application of the Coverture Fraction to a Deferred Distribution of a Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (“TCRS”) Pension Plan. The husband in this […]
Read More»Ex-Wife Entitled to Continued Alimony Despite Cohabitation
Tennessee alimony modification case summary. Rachel Ransom Strickland v. Patrick Dustin Strickland The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018. The trial court adopted their marital dissolution agreement, which awarded the wife transitional alimony $2,000 per month alimony for 48 months. The agreement provided that the alimony was non-modifiable […]
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