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 […]
Read More»Mom Not Allowed to Relocate to WA with Child
Tennessee child custody case summary on parental relocation in divorce and family law. Alexis Danielle Rapp v. Christopher George Rapp The parents in this Robertson County, Tennessee, parental relocation case were divorced in 2020, and the mother was named the primary residential parent of their son, with 249 days per year parenting time. In 2023, […]
Read More»Dad Entitled to Only 80 Days Parenting Time
Tennessee child custody case summary on maximizing parenting time in divorce and family law. Samuel Forrester Hunter v. Winnie Sue Cooper The parents in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case divorced after two years of marriage, and the court was called upon to decide custody for their six-month-old child. After the case was filed, the father […]
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