Dad Failed to Show Changed Circumstances to Modify Custody
Tennessee child custody modification and child support income determination case summary. Daniel Jerome Canzoneri v. Colleen Luella Burns The mother and father in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were the parents of two children born in 2013 and 2015. They were never married, but lived together in Arizona before the mother moved to Tennessee. In […]
Read More»Tennessee Family Law: New Laws in 2021
Thank you, Gil Buie, for this article published in Tennessee Attorney’s Memo, “Tennessee Family Law: New Laws in 2021,” Aug. 30, 2021. It goes without saying that the past year has presented state governments with some of the most novel and divisive issues of recent memory. However, the Tennessee General Assembly still managed to pass […]
Read More»Child Born Prior to Same-Sex Marriage Is Child of Marriage
- At August 04, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process
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Tennessee child custody and same sex marriage case summary in divorce. Cedra Deanntre Potts (Taylor) v. Starr Anastasia Potts Prior to the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, the parties in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case participated in civil union ceremonies, and decided to have children through in vitro fertilization. The plaintiff was impregnated with embryos […]
Read More»Divorce Court Free to Modify Temporary Oral Custody Order
- At July 28, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process
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Tennessee child custody case summary and divorce process. Lisa Ann Woods Neisler v. Guy Wayne Neisler The mother in this McMinn County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2019, and requested a restraining order and temporary parenting plan. The parties ultimately agreed to a disposition, but the trial court declined to approve it until after […]
Read More»Dad Gets Custody After Mom’s Numerous Abuse Claims
- At July 19, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Lindsey Beth Honea v. John William Honea The mother and father of three in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married for eight years before their 2017 divorce. The mother was named the primary residential parent, and the father was awarded 148 days per year of parenting time. The […]
Read More»Mom Gets Custody After Year On/Year Off Plan Held Unworkable
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Jamie Gravatt v. Michael Barczykowski The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were the parents of a child born in 2012. When they divorced in 2016, the father was named the primary residential parent, with equal parenting time, following a wee on/week off schedule. In 2017, […]
Read More»Dad Must Pay Private School Tuition, Despite Mom’s Unilateral Choice
Tennessee child support modification case summary on private school tuition. Kimber Keplinger Bastone v. James Michael Bastone The mother and father in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in 2005 and divorced in 2013. They were the parents of three children. The permanent parenting plan was modified one time, and under the modified plan, […]
Read More»Mother Named Primary Residential Parent After Assault
- At May 13, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee child custody case summary in divorce. Alice Faye Powers v. Stephen Edwin Powers The mother and father in this Humphreys County, Tennessee, case, were married in 2013 after the birth of their child in 2012. They separated in 2016, after a physical altercation in a shopping center parking lot. After the incident, the father […]
Read More»Grandfather Not Entitled to Court-Ordered Visitation
- At May 12, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee grandparent visitation rights case summary. Dwight Morisch v. Ryann Maenner, et al. The paternal grandfather in this Haywood County, Tennessee, grandparent visitation case filed a petition to obtain visitation with his grandchild, who was born out of wedlock in 2011. At the time, the mother and father were living with the grandfather, but the […]
Read More»Court Must Clarify Reasons for Fee Award for Attorney & Guardian Ad Litem
Tennessee child custody modification and attorney’s fees case summary. Katherine Marie Lugo v. Hector Santiago Lugo The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee (Judge James R. Russell) case were the parents of two children when they divorced in 2017. They agreed to a permanent parenting plan, but five months later, the father filed […]
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