No Change of Custody Despite Trampoline Park and “Hindu Symbol” Charges
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Benjamin McCurry v. Agness McCurry The mother and father in this Washington County, Tennessee, case were married in 2016 and had one child in 2017. They separated the following year and divorced in 2019. The father was named the primary residential parent, but the mother was granted only limited […]
Read More»Maximum Participation Possible in Tennessee Custody Law
Maximum Participation Possible Commentary from Miles Mason, Sr. with perspectives from Anne Hamer and Abigail Hall. Tennessee Code Annotated Section 36–6–106(a) provides in pertinent part: In taking into account the child’s best interest, the court shall order a custody arrangement that permits both parents to enjoy the maximum participation possible in the life of the […]
Read More»Grandparents Must Show Substantial Harm to Children In Order to Retain Custody
Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent opposition to parent. John Beaumont Jones v. Samantha Rose Jones The mother and father in this Maury County, Tennessee, case were married in 2013 and had two children, born in 2010 and 2016. In 2018, the father filed for divorce. Because of the divorce and drug issues, the […]
Read More»No Judicial Recusal for Saying Mom Hurt Kid’s Relationship w/ Dad
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Lee Richard Slotnik v. Shani Marie Slotnik The parents in this Tennessee, case were divorced in Illinois, after which both moved to Tennessee. In 2017, the father filed a petition in Davidson County to enroll the divorce decree, and he also requested a modification of the visitation. The Court […]
Read More»Residency Restriction in TN Divorce Decree Was Appropriate
Tennessee case summary on divorce & custody. Michael Charles Smallbone v. Jennifer Elizabeth Smallbone After 14 years of marriage, the father filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tennessee, in 2018. Both parents asked to be named primary residential parent of the three minor children. The mother requested joint custody with equal parenting time, but the […]
Read More»Mom Punches Dad, Dad Gets 130 Days Parenting Time
Tennessee child custody case summary. Madeline Lee Williams v. Joshua Dwain Williams The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were married for about five years before they separated in 2019. They were the parents of one child, who was born in 2018. The wife filed for divorce, and the husband’s answer also […]
Read More»NY Dad Fails To Get Custody Due to Mom’s Failure to Provide Visitation during Pandemic
New York child custody case summary involving pandemic visitation. In the Matter of Nelson UU. v. Carmen V. The parents in this Sullivan County, New York, case were awarded joint legal custody of their children, born in 2012 and 2017, in 2019. In 2020, the father returned to court alleging that the mother had failed […]
Read More»Anti-Vax Alaska Mom Loses Legal Custody to Dad
Alaska child custody case summary. Lady Donna Dutchess v. Jason Dutch The parents in this Alaska case were married from 2008 through 2015 and had two minor children. During the marriage, the children received vaccinations. In 2020, the pediatrician recommended vaccines, but the father declined because he and the mother were unable to agree. In […]
Read More»Mom Allowed to Relocate With Child to Canada
Tennessee child custody relocation granted case summary. In re Autumn H. The parties to this Williamson County, case, were never married, but were the parents of a child born in 2015. The mother was a Canadian citizen who had come to the U.S. several years earlier. Initially, the juvenile court had issued an order prohibiting […]
Read More»Judge Improperly Applied “Tender Years” Doctrine Rather Than Maximizing Dad’s Parenting Time
- At April 28, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce, Father's Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on maximizing parenting time in divorce. Megan Arndts Woody v. Jeremy Brice Woody The mother and father in this Meigs County, Tennessee, case were married in 2015 and had one child, born in 2017. They separated later in 2017, and the wife filed for divorce in 2019. The mother asked […]
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