2024 Tennessee Family Law Legislative Update
Every year the Tennessee General Assembly passes legislation that, with the Governor’s signature, amends our existing laws and creates new ones. The 113th General Assembly was no exception. Whenever you research laws for your divorce, alimony, custody, child support, or related case, always take a moment to verify that the statutory provision being relied upon is […]
Read More»Dad Gets Parenting Time, Mom Not Allowed to Introduce Photos
- At February 08, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In After Divorce, Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee child support case summary in divorce and family law. Carrie M. Thompson v. Stephen Matthew Thompson The child in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case was born in 2013, and under the original parenting plan, the mother was named primary residential parent with 233 days per year of parenting time. The father was granted 132 […]
Read More»Mom Not Allowed to Relocate to WA with Child
Tennessee child custody case summary on parental relocation in divorce and family law. Alexis Danielle Rapp v. Christopher George Rapp The parents in this Robertson County, Tennessee, parental relocation case were divorced in 2020, and the mother was named the primary residential parent of their son, with 249 days per year parenting time. In 2023, […]
Read More»Dad Entitled to Only 80 Days Parenting Time
Tennessee child custody case summary on maximizing parenting time in divorce and family law. Samuel Forrester Hunter v. Winnie Sue Cooper The parents in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case divorced after two years of marriage, and the court was called upon to decide custody for their six-month-old child. After the case was filed, the father […]
Read More»Husband’s Contempt Conviction Upheld, Case Sent Back for Re-sentencing
- At January 31, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on criminal contempt in divorce. Lisa Ann Welch v. William Mark Welch The wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case was concerned that the husband was using drugs and alcohol around the children, so she petitioned the court for an injunction requiring him to submit to testing. At the hearing, the husband […]
Read More»Mom Can’t Be Held in Contempt for Telling Son Not to Take “Treasures” from Sunken Boat
- At January 29, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee child custody case summary on contempt in divorce and family law. Abigail Lynn Sevigny v. Warren Maxwell Sevigny The parents in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2014 and had a child in 2016. In 2021, the mother was awarded a divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable difference. The case prompted a […]
Read More»Grandmother Not Entitled to Visitation of Child of Estranged Daughter
Tennessee case summary on grandparent visitation in divorce and family law. Mary McCabe Peirce v. Lee Wesson Hope The maternal grandmother in this Shelby County, Tennessee, grandparent visitation case brought an action against the child’s father. The mother, who had a history of substance abuse, was estranged from both her mother and the child. The […]
Read More»Dad Wins Custody When Mom Fails to Provide Medical Information
Tennessee child custody case summary on custody modification in family law. Delvon Paden v. Kyrstyen Davison The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were never married, but were the parents of a child born in 2014. Under the permanent parenting plan, the Juvenile Court named the mother the primary residential parent. The […]
Read More»Mom Not Entitled to Have Trial Judge Removed from Case
Tennessee child custody case summary on recusal in divorce and family law. Michelle Miller v. Carlos Durand The father was named the primary residential parent in 2023 in this Carter County, Tennessee, case. The mother had previously made a motion to recuse the judge, Chancellor Suzanne S. Cook, but that motion had been denied and […]
Read More»Dad in Custody Case Can’t Be Subject to Lifetime Restraining Order
- At January 24, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on restraining orders in divorce. Jamie M. Cooper v. Bradley Cooper The parents in this Tennessee case had three children at the time of their divorce. The mother filed for divorce in Benton County and alleged irreconcilable differences. She asked for, and was granted, an ex parte restraining order. The husband filed […]
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