Appointment of GAL Does Not Give Rise to Attorney-Client Relationship
- At May 16, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary on gaurdian ad litem representation in divorce. Benjamin Runyon v. Lisa Zacharias The defendant in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case was an attorney who had been appointed in 2012 as a guardian ad litem for three children during their parent’s divorce case. The oldest child turned 18 during the divorce proceedings. […]
Read More»Modifying Parenting Time Requires Addressing Best Interest of Children
- At May 07, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Una P. Irvin v. Ernest J. Irvin, II The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were the parents of two children and were divorced in 2010. The mother was named the primary residential parent. After two appeals, the parenting plan was finalized, and the father was […]
Read More»More Parenting Time for Mom After Dad Converted to Messianic Judaism
- At April 16, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Christen Nicole Pankratz v. Dion Pankratz The mother and father in this Cheatham County, Tennessee, had one child, born in 2011, and were divorced in 2015. At the time of the divorce, the parenting plan named the mother as primary residential parent, with each parent having equal parenting time. […]
Read More»Mom Guilty of Criminal Contempt for Disparaging Dad in Front of Kids
- At April 09, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Child Custody, Family Law
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Tennessee child custody case summary on contempt after divorce. Sheridan Nichols (formerly Crockett) v. Richard David Crockett, Jr. The parenting plan in this Washington County, Tennessee, case provided that both parents had the right to be free from unwarranted derogatory remarks by the other party in the presence of the child. In 2015, the father had […]
Read More»Dad Loses Custody After Finding Parental Alienation
- At April 04, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary after divorce and finding of parental alienation. Ferryl Theresita McClain v. Richard Perry McClain The mother and father in this Washington County, Tennessee, case were the divorced parents of two children, who were sixteen and seventeen years of age at the time of this post-trial proceeding. Under their 2001 […]
Read More»Changes to Agreed Parenting Plan Not Allowed Without Prior Notice
- At March 19, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process
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Tennessee child custody case summary on judge adding parental restrictions in divorce. Shayla Leanne Guy Brantley v. Cordary Quincy Vernard Brantley The husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, were the parents of two children at the time of their 2016 divorce hearing. The parties made a marital dissolution agreement which included an agreed parenting […]
Read More»Secret Baptism of Child Does Not Warrant Custody Change
- At March 14, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Raymond Cass Ballard v. Gertrude Cayabas The mother and father in this Dyer County, Tennessee, case had a child born in 2008, and were divorced in 2011. The permanent parenting plan named the mother as the child’s primary residential parent. In 2015, the father returned to court asking for […]
Read More»Can My Ex Take My Child’s Cell Phone? PART TWO
In this two-part series, we examine the benefits and detriments of providing a cell phone to a son or daughter under divorced parenting circumstances. Parents who divorce or separate need to develop a parenting plan with agreed terms and conditions, along with rules and guidelines, that cover all aspects of their child’s cell phone use. […]
Read More»Dad Granted Custody After Mom Denied Him Access to Child
- At February 12, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary on primary residential parent and frustrating access to child. In Re Wyatt B. The child in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case was born to unwed parents in 2009. The parties separated after the child was ten months old. In 2011, the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father […]
Read More»Can My Ex Take My Child’s Cell Phone? PART ONE
- At January 26, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Father's Rights
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Can my ex take my child’s cell phone? Is one parent permitted to take a child’s cell phone away during parenting time when other parent pays for phone? Can the custodial parent deny phone calls? Can my ex take my sons phone away? Is it illegal to take your child’s phone away? Should cell phone […]
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