Child Support Income Based on Most Recent Actual Income
Tennessee child custody and support modification case summary on income determination. Todd Scot v. Erin Dawn Scot The mother and father in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2013. The mother was named the primary residential parent of the couple’s two children, and she was awarded 265 days per year of parenting time. […]
Read More»Dad Failed to Show Changed Circumstances to Modify Custody
- At August 12, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Mary Alice Akins v. Griff Elliott Akins The mother and father in this Wilson County, Tennessee, were the parents of a child born in 2008 and were divorced in 2013. The permanent parenting plan named the mother as the primary residential parent with 265 days of residential parenting time. […]
Read More»No Malpractice When Lawyer Adds Reasonable Conditions to PPP
- At August 06, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law
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Tennessee family law malpractice claim in custody case. Matthew Marble v. Jaimee Underwood This Macon County, Tennessee, legal malpractice case had its start in a custody case involving a child born in 2012. The father, who lived in Michigan, was listed on the birth certificate and later signed an acknowledgment of paternity. The child lived […]
Read More»Dad Gets Custody After Mom Limits Parenting Time
- At July 08, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary. In Re Lennon R. The child in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case was born to unwed parents who had a brief relationship. The mother learned she was pregnant after she began dating a new boyfriend, but a DNA test excluded that man as being the father. After the child was […]
Read More»NEW LAW in 2019 | Stepparent Visitation Now Tougher to Obtain
- At July 02, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, News
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Stepparent Visitation Now Tougher to Obtain When H.B. 674 passed the Assembly and was signed into law, stepparent visitation got a complete makeover. Public Chapter 431 amended T.C.A. § 36-6-303, replacing the old language in its entirety. Effective July 1, 2019, a stepparent who desires visitation with the other spouse’s child must be prepared to […]
Read More»NEW LAW in 2019 | Options Added: Joint PRP or No PRP
- At July 01, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, News
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Equal Parenting Time with Joint Primary Residential Parents Who should be the “primary residential parent” (PRP) when the parenting plan agreement gives both parties equal parenting time? Specific reference is made to that designation under Federal law and other state laws, namely Tennessee child support. In the past, some spouses butted heads, litigating disagreements arising […]
Read More»Dad’s Parenting Time Reduced Due to Abuse and Conflict
- At June 24, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. April R. Burchfield v. D. Ryan Burchfield The mother and father in this Overton County, Tennessee, case were parents of two children born in 2006 and 2011. They were divorced in 2014 on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. Under the permanent parenting plan, the mother was named the primary […]
Read More»Dad Gets Custody After Finding of Greater Emotional Fitness
Tennessee child custody case summary on custody and alimony after 12 years married in divorce. April H. v. Scott H. The husband and wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, were married in 2005, and had two children, ages 9 and 11. The husband worked for the TVA and had a monthly income of about $9,000 […]
Read More»Father’s Obligation to Pay Tuition Must Take Scholarships into Account
Tennessee child custody case summary on children’s college expenses after divorce. Christy Keller Elrod Church v. Darrell Gene Elrod The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case entered into an agreed order of legal separation 2002. Among other things, it called for the father to pay child support in the amount of $3003 […]
Read More»Change in Parenting Schedule Remanded Not Supported by Analysis of Factors
Tennessee child custody case summary on custody modification and parental relocation. John Glen Renken v. Jennifer Marie Renken The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2015. The final divorce decree included a permanent parenting plan for the parties’ four children. The father was named primary residential parent, with 234 […]
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