Parenting Schedule Changes When Dad’s Job Location Moves
Tennessee child custody case summary on changes in custody and child support. In re Justus P. The parents in this Benton County, Tennessee, Juvenile Court case were the parents of a child born in 2013. They had an on-again off-again relationship, and after a break-up in 2017, the father filed a petition to establish a permanent […]
Read More»Dad Jailed for 6 Months After Thousands of Abusive Texts
Tennessee case summary on custody and contempt in divorce. Emily Ruth Hughes v. Lucas Hughes The parents in this Clark County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019 and agreed to a parenting plan. Under the plan, the parents were to have no contact with one another, other than text messages concerning the children. The father […]
Read More»Mom Allowed to Relocate, Despite Court Applying Wrong Statute
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation. Gabriel Calleja v. Whitney Bradfield The parties in this Knox County, Tennessee, case were the unwed parents of a child born in 2017. They agreed to a permanent parenting plan under which each parent would have the child for one week alternating, with the mother being the primary residential […]
Read More»Miles Mason, Sr. Wins Joe Henry Writing Award from TBJ
- At October 20, 2024
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Child Support, Family Law, News
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At this year’s Tennessee Bar Association annual convention in Memphis, I was awarded the prestigious Justice Joseph W. Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing. The award, named for a former chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, is presented to the writer of the “most outstanding” Tennessee Bar Journal article of the previous year. It is […]
Read More»Custody Determination Reversed When Not Clearly Court’s Independent Judgment
- At August 20, 2024
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on the independent judgement of courts in divorce. Lisa Sykes v. Paul Cox The father in this Tennessee case filed a petition for custody in Sullivan County, but when the mother challenged venue, the case was moved to Montgomery County. The trial court, Judge Wayne C. Shelton, granted the father custody, and […]
Read More»Mom Allowed to Relocate to NC with Child
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce. Kristina Collins Ramsey v. Austin A. Ramsey The parents in this Sevier County, Tennessee case were married in 2015 and separated shortly after their son was born in 2020. At trial, the mother testified that she was unable to refinance the marital residence to buy out the […]
Read More»Mom Allowed to Relocate With Kids, Despite Stepdad Abuse Allegations
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce. Daemon Shaun Key v. Cailey Marjorie Gonzales The parents in this Madison County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2016. The permanent parenting plan named the mother as the primary residential parent of the two children, who had been born in 2011 and 2013. Three years later, the […]
Read More»Mom Made Non-Emergency Medical Appointments, Held in Contempt
- At August 03, 2024
- By Kathryn Owen
- In After Divorce, Child Custody
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Tennessee case summary on custody in divorce. Matthew Adam Corenswet v. Samantha Marie Corenswet (Rain) The parents in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2021. Th permanent parenting plan for their two children named the father the primary residential parent, with each parent having custody on a “week to week” basis. The plan […]
Read More»Dad Has Parenting Time Reduced Based Upon Abuse of Other Women
- At April 01, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Maryclair McDonald v. Kaleb Coffel A Tennessee statute allows for parenting time to be restricted if the parent is found to have committed domestic abuse. That statute was at issue in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case. In 2018, the mother of a five year old girl file a petition […]
Read More»Mom Retains Power to Make Medical Decisions in Hotly Contested Case
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Ashleigh Suarez Smallman v. William H. Smallman The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019, and they agreed to a permanent parenting plan for their two children, who were seven and twelve at the time. The mother was a stay-at-home homemaker during the […]
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