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 […]
Read More»Joe Smith Back on WMC-TV | Co-Parenting Through Holidays
- At January 01, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law, News
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Joe Smith Back on WMC-TV discussing Co-Parenting Through Holidays on Bluff City Life with Gina Neely, Mon., Dec. 18, 2023. https://youtu.be/Uw7QmZl2Ev8?si=NKKgl4Gs795ylgAJVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Co-Parenting Through the Holidays with Joseph Smith (https://youtu.be/Uw7QmZl2Ev8?si=NKKgl4Gs795ylgAJ) Joe Smith shares tips for separated parents to get through the holidays with as little conflict as possible. Co-parenting […]
Read More»Mom Loses Custody After New Stepdad Whips Girl With Belt
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Joshua Aaron Bradley v. Jennifer Racheal Bradley (Odom) The parents in this Hickman County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2017. Under their agreed parenting plan, the mother was named primary residential parent, with the father having 148 days per year parenting time. Three years later, the father filed an emergency […]
Read More»Tennessee Bar Journal Publishes Mason’s Article on Custody Rights for Unmarried Parents
- At November 22, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law, Father's Rights, News, Paternity
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Miles Mason, Sr.’s article, “You Are the Father! Untangling Custody Rights in Tennessee Between Unmarried Parents,” has been published by the Tennessee Bar Journal in its Nov/Dec 2023 issue. Written from a practical perspective, the article shares important steps in the paternity and custody determination process. This is Mason’s 9th article published by the Tennessee […]
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