Dad Entitled to More than 80 Days Parenting Time

Tennessee child custody case summary on maximum participation in divorce. Wafa Badawi Hindiyeh v. Waleed Fawzi Abed The husband and wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married in 2013 and had one child, who was born in 2015. They separated and the wife filed for divorce in 2016. Trial was held before Judge J. […]

Child’s Name Cannot Be Changed By Court Policy Without Evidence

Tennessee case summary on unwed parents’ child’s name change. In re: Emersyn W. The child in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case was born in 2017 to unwed parents. The parents had been in a relationship for about three years, but the relationship ended before the child was born. The father petitioned the juvenile court to […]

Dad Failed to Show Evidence to Warrant Changing Last Name of Daughter

Tennessee child custody case summary on child’s name change. In re McKenzie Z. The child in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case was born to a single mother in 2008. In 2014, the mother informed the father that he might be the biological father, and this was subsequently confirmed. The mother arranged some joint outings to get […]

Can My Ex Take My Child’s Cell Phone? PART TWO

In this two-part series, we examine the benefits and detriments of providing a cell phone to a son or daughter under divorced parenting circumstances. Parents who divorce or separate need to develop a parenting plan with agreed terms and conditions, along with rules and guidelines, that cover all aspects of their child’s cell phone use. […]

Can My Ex Take My Child’s Cell Phone? PART ONE

All around us, we see children chatting and texting on their cell phones. Snapping selfies with friends just about everywhere they go. With divorced parenting, though, one parent’s desire to provide the child with a cell phone could create conflict. As pervasive as mobile phones are today, how might this be? Lack of planning! (Read […]

Name Change in Custody Case Hinges on Best Interests of Children

Tennessee case summary on name change in Tennessee family law. Nathan Z. Vinson v. Kristin Denise Ball, et al. In this Cumberland County, Tennessee, child custody case, the biological parents agreed to an order in 2010 naming the mother as the primary residential parent, with the father having visitation rights. The mother sent the two […]

Rights on Naming Your Child in Tennessee

Laws on naming a child in Tennessee; baby naming laws; how to change child’s last name on birth certificate in Tennessee; name change of a minor in Tennessee; baby naming law. Parents have important rights to naming their children in Tennessee law. Those rights are not without limitation, though. The child’s best interests, along with the […]

Unmarried Parents Tennessee Child Support Laws

At December 22, 2014
By Miles Mason
In Child Support, Child Support Collection, Father's Rights, Paternity
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Any conversation about Tennessee child support laws for unmarried parents necessitates a few words about paternity establishment and child custody, too. This is useful information to many families in Memphis, suburban Shelby County, and elsewhere in the state. Take a look at some recent statistics. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that […]

Fathers’ Rights in Memphis, Tennessee

At October 29, 2014
By Miles Mason
In Child Custody, Father's Rights, Paternity
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Father’s rights movement; fathers rights attorney; fathers rights being violated; Memphis TN Father’s Rights; dads; equal time; 50 50, maximum participation possible, maximizing parenting time; fathers’ rights for dads in divorce: custody, maximizing parenting time, maximum participation possible, shared parenting, co-parenting. Increasingly, Tennessee dads are asking Memphis attorneys how they should go about exercising their […]

Parental Alienation: Using Children Against You in a Tennessee Divorce

Parental alienation: using children against you in a Tennessee divorce. Sadly, many children are used as pawns during their parents’ divorce. Many children, especially younger ones, are already devastated by their parents splitting up. Add brainwashing and mind games to the mix, and you have children who are emotionally maladjusted. Instead of focusing on the […]