No Grandparent Visitation After Mom’s Death Absent Interference with Visits
Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent visitation and life insurance proceeds. Rose Coleman v. Bryan Olson – Tennessee divorce Auto Injunction and GP Visitation The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2007 and had a child the next year. In 2012, the wife sued for divorce. Under Tennessee law, […]
Read More»Mom Can Relocate Back Home to CA to Escape Abusive Husband
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce. Jana Lea Purvis v. Dennis Patrick Purvis, II The mother and father in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were married in 2002 and had two daughters. The mother filed for divorce in 2015, and she was named the primary residential parent. She asked the court for permission […]
Read More»2018 TN Legislative Update: Child Marriage, Grandparent Visitation, Orders of Protection, Plus More
Immediately apparent from this 2018 legislative update is how busy the Tennessee Assembly has been with revising family law statutes. A series of Public Chapters were signed into law by Governor Haslam earlier this year. The new legislation impacts child marriage, grandparent visitation, orders of protection, parental responsibility for a child’s health insurance coverage, testimony […]
Read More»Dad Escapes Contempt Finding On Some, But Not All, Charges
- At July 30, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary on contempt post-divorce. Amy Brasfield Marlow v. Joseph Charles Marlow The mother and father in this Knox County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012. The permanent parenting plan issued in the case included a provision that neither parent would make derogatory remarks about the other parent or the other parent’s family […]
Read More»Dad Entitled to More than 80 Days Parenting Time
- At July 23, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Father's Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on maximum participation in divorce. Wafa Badawi Hindiyeh v. Waleed Fawzi Abed The husband and wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married in 2013 and had one child, who was born in 2015. They separated and the wife filed for divorce in 2016. Trial was held before Judge J. […]
Read More»NOTICE – New Law in 2018: Tennessee Parent Relocation Law Changed
Do to a new law passed in 2018, Tennessee’s parent relocation statute and law changed dramatically for all new parent relocation matters filed after July 1, 2018. This means that much of the prior case law discussing move away cases, especially involving parents who did not share roughly equal parenting time, is no longer valid […]
Read More»2018 New Law: Recovering Attorneys Fees in TN Child Support, Alimony & Custody Cases
When enforcing child support or alimony orders, an earlier Tennessee law disallowed recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees incurred pursuing a criminal contempt action. Attempting to hold a deadbeat accountable often left the supported spouse on the hook for his or her family law attorney’s fees. All too often, being awarded financial support is only half […]
Read More»Child’s Name Cannot Be Changed By Court Policy Without Evidence
- At July 16, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Father's Rights
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Tennessee case summary on unwed parents’ child’s name change. In re: Emersyn W. The child in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case was born in 2017 to unwed parents. The parents had been in a relationship for about three years, but the relationship ended before the child was born. The father petitioned the juvenile court to […]
Read More»No Visitation Rights for Grandparents Since Visitation Never Totally Cut Off
- At July 11, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent visitation. Graham Clark, et al., v. Timothy Curtis Johnson The mother and father in this case were the parents of four children, both biological and adopted. The mother had suffered various health problems, but she suffered a sudden turn for the worse in 2015 and died that year. Before […]
Read More»Dad Gets Custody After Moving Kids from KY to TN
- At July 09, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary in divorce. Kristina Marie Bolin v. Jeffrey Michael Bolin The mother and father in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were married in 2007 and had two children, who were born in 2010 and 2013. They lived in Kentucky, where the mother worked full time, and the father stayed at home to […]
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