Husband Must Pay $20K for Assault + Found Voluntarily Underemployed
Tennessee case summary on damages for domestic violence in divorce and voluntary underemployment. Cynthia M. Kanka v. Christopher Kanka The husband and wife in this Marshall County, Tennessee, case had been married for 24 years when the wife filed a complaint for divorce. Her complaint also included a claim for tort damages based on her […]
Read More»Woman Recieves Order for Protection Against Facebook Stalker
- At April 18, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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Tennessee case summary on stalking and protective orders. Shayla Nicole Purifoy v. Devine Mafa The petitioner in this Shelby County, Tennessee, order for protection case was a legal services attorney who had testified in an unrelated order for protection case in 2013. A few months later, she received a Facebook friend request from the respondent […]
Read More»NEW TN LAW in 2017: Handguns and Orders of Protection
- At August 16, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence, News
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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 […]
Read More»TN Mom Gets Order of Protection After Homework Altercation
- At December 14, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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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 […]
Read More»Tennessee Order for Protection Must Have Fixed Time Limit
- At October 25, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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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. […]
Read More»Order of Protection Thrown Out Absent Fact Findings
- At June 06, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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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 […]
Read More»TN Dad Jailed for Violating No-Contact Order With Mom
- At April 18, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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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 […]
Read More»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 […]
Read More»Husband Jailed 28 Days For Violating Order of Protection in Tennessee Divorce
- At May 25, 2015
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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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 […]
Read More»Renewing Tennessee Order of Protection Requires New Evidence
- At February 16, 2015
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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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, […]
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