Wife Gets Half of Husband’s Military Pension Despite Ambiguous Order
Tennessee case summary on military retirement benefits in divorce. William August Lockler, III, v. Pamela Michelle Barr Lockler The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 2002 and divorced in 2007. The final 2007 judgment stated that if the wife was entitled under federal law to receive any portion of the husband’s […]
Read More»Military Pension Divided in Divorce Based Upon Vested Benefit
Tennessee case summary on dividing a military pension in divorce. Karen H. Foster v. Douglas S. Foster The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2006 after 13 years of marriage. At the time of the divorce, the husband held the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army after 14 […]
Read More»TN Couple Can Divide Military Disability Benefit in Settlement
Tennessee case summary on military disability benefit division in divorce. Angeli Chan Selitsch v. Michael John Selitsch The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case married in 1989. The husband retired from the military in 2009 with a 100% disability. The wife filed for divorce in 2012. In 2013, they agreed to division of […]
Read More»Ex-Wife Entitled to Increases in Tennessee Ex-Husband’s Military Pension
Tennessee law case summary on military pension in divorce law from the Court of Appeals. See appellate opinion. Parties’ names removed upon request. The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 1987 and divorced in 2000. During the marriage, the husband had served in the U.S. Air Force. The parties agreed to a marital […]
Read More»Resolution of Tennessee Divorce Pension Dispute Was Simple Reading
Tennessee law case summary on military pension law in divorce from the Court of Appeals. Ok Nan Kim Lambert v. Mark Stephen Lambert – Tennessee divorce pension division The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case had been married twice and divorced twice. At the time of the first divorce in 1999, the husband was […]
Read More»Tenn. Ex-wife Faces Bureaucratic Nightmare Collecting Military Pension
Tennessee law case summary on military divorce pensions after divorce from the Court of Appeals. Michael Daniel Fry v. Yuriko Shinoda Fry – Tennessee divorce military pension. The husband and wife were divorced in 2000 after a ten-year marriage. The husband was retired from the U.S. Navy, and half of his military pension that had […]
Read More»What Is the Hague Convention and Why Should a Tennssee Parent Care?
Many Tennessee parents should know about the Hague Convention. The Hague Convention is a body of multilateral conferences between nations where declarations are made, treaties are negotiated, and international rules and laws are ratified. These international law concerns surround adoption, child custody, and dual citizenship, among other things, affecting many families right here in Tennessee. […]
Read More»Dual Citizenship in Divorce – When Tennessee Is in the Wrong Country
Domestic divorces can be complicated. Tennessee laws cover child custody, visitation, child support, spousal alimony, division of property, and related matters. For Tennessee couples with dual citizenship issues, just trying to determine how a country’s divorce laws apply can up the ante, significantly. As Chef Emeril Lagasse might say, “BAM!” (Emeril was born in Massachusetts […]
Read More»Are Disabled Parents Getting a Fair Shot at Tennessee Child Custody?
When born into a family with a disabled mother or father, is it a given that the child would be better off in the custody of the nondisabled parent? Should the nature and severity of the parent’s disability influence Tennessee child custody decisions? Is placement with able-bodied foster parents always in the best interests of […]
Read More»TN Wife in 2nd Divorce Gets Military Pension Awarded In 1st Divorce
Tennessee law case summary on military pensions in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Kitty Fern (Darden) Sartain v. Mitchell Carl Sartain – Tennessee divorce military retirement alimony The husband and wife were married for 19 years, divorced in 1997, remarried for an additional 13 years, and then divorced a second time. […]
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