NEW TN LAW in 2017: Handguns and Orders of Protection

Tennessee’s Shelby County has seen its share of domestic violence. When threats become acts, people can get hurt. Some become victims of homicide. Domestic violence statistics paint a sad picture. Since the 1990s, Tennessee lawmakers have been changing civil and criminal laws to provide greater protections for abused spouses. Yet domestic violence, sexual assault, and […]

TN Mom Gets Order of Protection After Homework Altercation

Tennessee case summary on orders of protection in divorce. Andrea Kay Honeycutt ex rel. Minor Child, Alexander H. v. Jonathan Honeycutt In 2015, the wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case filed a petition for an order of protection against her husband on behalf of herself and her son and daughter. The wife disclosed that a […]

Tennessee Order for Protection Must Have Fixed Time Limit

Tennessee case summary on orders of protection. Tambra Jo Swonger v. James Henry Swonger The wife in this Tennessee divorce case was hospitalized for several days in 2013 after an incident of domestic abuse. She went to court for an order of protection against her husband, and she was granted a one-year order of protection. […]

Order of Protection Thrown Out Absent Fact Findings

Tennessee case summary on orders of protection. Deanne G. Roney v. Linda F. Nordhaus In 2014, Deanne Roney went to court for an order of protection against Linda Nordhaus. In her petition, Roney alleged that Ms. Nordhaus had been stalking her and her children. The petition was granted, and Ms. Nordhaus appealed to the Smith […]

TN Dad Jailed for Violating No-Contact Order With Mom

Tennessee case summary on orders of protection. Kristi L. Boren v. Daniel P. Rousos The mother and father in this Tennessee case had three children, ages six, eight, and eleven, at the time of their 2009 divorce. The permanent parenting plan ordered both of them to “behave with each other and each child so as […]

Judge Need Not Recuse in 100 Yr Old Mom Order of Protection Case

Tennessee case summary on orders of protection and recusal. Janice Newman Krohn v. Kenneth B. Krohn This was an order of protection action brought by a 100 year old plaintiff against her son, requesting that the son have no contact with her. The first judge assigned to the case made various pretrial rulings which were […]

Husband Jailed 28 Days For Violating Order of Protection in Tennessee Divorce

Tennessee law case summary on contempt for violation of order of protection in family law from the Court of Appeals. Maria Beth Reynolds v. William Reynolds – Tennessee order of protection, sentencing for contempt Maria and William Reynolds were married in 2009, and subsequently were in the process of a divorce. In 2012, the wife was […]

Renewing Tennessee Order of Protection Requires New Evidence

Tennessee law case summary on orders of protection in family law from the Court of Appeals. William Gregory Hall, Jr., v. Hillary Hudgens Hall – Tennessee divorce order of protection The divorce proceedings in this Tennessee case date back to 2005, when the parties’ two daughters were 6 years old and 18 months old. At that time, […]

Escape Plan: Tips for Victims Leaving Domestic Violence

As part of your escape plan, here are action lists for victims leaving domestic violence in and around Memphis, Germantown, Collierville and Bartlett, Tennessee. Call the Family Safety Center. Get to a shelter if necessary. Plan to leave the abuser. Grab and take important items with you. Below are tips for dealing with your Order […]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Memphis, Tennessee

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In Memphis, Tennessee, and elsewhere, domestic violence is not only widespread, it can end brutally with killing and suicide. In a 2014 report from the Violence Policy Center’s When Men Murder Women, Tennessee was #10 for U.S. single victim/offender killings of women. In a 2012 report, Tennessee ranked […]