Tracking 2025 Family Law Legislation in Tennessee
Get a jump on 2026 family law legislative trends by tracking several bills introduced in the 114th Tennessee General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. NEW LAWS IN 2025 Protective Orders and the Voyeurism Victims Act Governor Lee signed the “Voyeurism Victims Act” into law on March 25, 2025 (Public Chapter 62). Unlawful […]
Read More»Mom Allowed to Move One Child, But Other Remains with Dad
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce and family law. Rachel Poyner Hight v. Billy Hugh Hight The mother and father in this Madison County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2021. Under their agreed parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent of their children, a daughter born in 2008 and […]
Read More»Court’s Lien Against Property Not Void for Lack of Jurisdiction
- At April 23, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on jurisdiction and custody in divorce. Victor Hugo Hernandez v. Jodie L. Land The father in this Williamson County, Tennessee case was a California resident, and filed a petition to domesticate and modify a California child-custody decree, as the children lived in Tennessee with the mother. As part of the proceeding, the […]
Read More»Dad With Two Conflicting Court Orders Can’t Be Found in Contempt
Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent visitation in divorce and family law. James Elton Gillies, et al., v. Rebecca Noelle Mitchell Gillies The father in this Warren County, Tennessee, case was sentenced to jail for contempt by Juvenile Court Judge Ryan J. Moore after withholding visitation to the child’s grandmother. But the father had […]
Read More»Grandmother Fails to Show Severe Emotional Harm
- At April 15, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent visitation in divorce and family law. Deborah Fly et al., v. Haley Rae Fly et al. The mother in this Wilson County, Tennessee, Juvenile Court case was divorced from the biological father and was granted sole custody. Subsequent to the divorce, she moved in with her father, who […]
Read More»Court Resolves Custody, But Can’t Easily Pass Jurisdiction
- At April 11, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Relocation
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Tennessee case summary on custody jurisdiction in divorce and family law. Kenneth Dale Carter v. Jessica Jones Fay The unmarried parties in this Greene County, Tennessee, case were the parents of two children, born in 2016 and 2021. The older child was born in Tennessee and lived there with the parents until 2021, when the […]
Read More»Parents Awarded Equal Parenting Time
- At April 09, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Child Support
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Tennessee child custody case summary on parenting time in divorce and family law. Harold C. Bowden, IV v. Amber Crutcher The parents in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case met on Instagram and dated briefly before breaking up. But after the breakup, the mother learned that she was pregnant. The father filed a petition to establish […]
Read More»Mom Loses Custody Fight After Showing Contempt for Parenting Plan
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation and modification in divorce and family law. Codie Lynn Anderson v. Leah Rae Marshall The child in this Tennessee case was born in Lauderdale County in 2015 to unwed parents. Later that year, a parenting plan was made naming the mother as the primary residential parent, with the […]
Read More»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 […]
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