2018 New Law: Recovering Attorneys Fees in TN Child Support, Alimony & Custody Cases

At July 19, 2018
By Miles Mason
In Alimony, Attorney's Fees, Child Custody, Child Support Collection, Custody Modification, News
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When enforcing child support or alimony orders, an earlier Tennessee law disallowed recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees incurred pursuing a criminal contempt action. Attempting to hold a deadbeat accountable often left the supported spouse on the hook for his or her family law attorney’s fees. All too often, being awarded financial support is only half […]

Ex-Husband Can Stop Transitional Alimony When Ex-Wife Cohabitates

Tennessee alimony modification and termination divorce case summary. Dale Robert Scherzer v. Milissa Marie Scherzer CONCURRING OPINION The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012 after 22 years of marriage, when the court approved their marital dissolution agreement, which included a permanent parenting plan. The agreement provided that the […]

Wife Gets $4,500/Mo. Alimony in Futuro After 34 Year Marriage

Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 34 years married. Sharon K. Yuhasz v. Joseph D. Yuhasz The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 1982 when they were both 23 years old. During the marriage, the wife stayed at home with the children while the husband pursued his career. In […]

Mom Denied Return to Canada With Child After Divorce & No Alimony

At June 14, 2018
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 10-14 Years Married, Parental Relocation Denied
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Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 10 years married. Geoffrey Cale Vermilyea v. Jessica Lynn Vermilyea The husband and wife in this Dickson County, Tennessee, case met in 2002 in the wife’s native Ontario, Canada. In 2007, the wife lived with her aunt and uncle in Tennessee, and the couple were married later that year. […]

23 Year Marriage + Special Needs Daughter Justified Permanent Alimony

Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 25 years married. Charles Joseph Tooley v. Pamela M. Howey Tooley The husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were married in 1991. They had one minor child and one adult child who was disabled. After 23 years of marriage, the husband filed for divorce, and also […]

Retired Dentist Gets Alimony Reduced to Preserve Remaining Assets

Tennessee alimony modification case summary after 42 years married. Deborah Evans Wilhoit v. Gary Dennis Wilhoit The husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were married for 42 years before their 2011 divorce. Under the divorce decree, the husband was to pay $4,500 per month in future alimony, plus an additional amount in […]

Wife Award $3.5K/Mo for 60 Mos. Denied Permanent Alimony After Affair

Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 27 years married. Robert Harvey Santee v. Stacy Lynn Santee The husband and wife in this Sevier County, Tennessee, case were married in 1990. The husband was a radiologist who earned about a half million dollars per year. The wife was a high school graduate and stay-at-home parent. They […]

RN Entitled to Rehabilitative Alimony in Divorce for Broken Leg

Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 21 years married. Sonja Broyles Williams v. Stewart Ashley Williams The husband and wife in this Hardin County, Tennessee, case were married in 1996 and had four children, two of whom were still minors at the time of their divorce. The husband was the general manager of a car […]

Dad Cannot Modify Alimony When Agreed to Settlement W/out a Lawyer

Tennessee alimony modification case summary. Mary Wagoner-Angelin v. Randall Jon Angelin The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in 1997 and had two children, who were born in 1997 and 2000. The youngest child had not reached the age of majority at the time of the 2012 divorce. The parties […]

Wife Entitled to Long-term Alimony $500/Mo. After More than 30 Years

Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 30 years married. Kip Harold Roby v. Teresa Coakley Roby The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case had been married for almost 30 years when the husband filed for divorce in 2014, alleging inappropriate marital conduct and irreconcilable differences. The wife filed a counterclaim alleging the […]