Child Received Hyphenated Surname of Both Parents
- At July 26, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee case summary on naming a child born out of wedlock. In Re: Jalen O-H. The child in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case was born in 2014. The father was not present for the birth, nor did he sign the birth certificate. But the day after the birth, he conducted a DNA test that confirmed […]
Read More»Father Has Burden to Prove Name Change in Childs Best Interest
- At July 24, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child name change case summary. Trevor Howell v. Kennedy Smithwick The child in this Tennessee paternity and custody case was born in December 2014, and the father filed a petition to establish paternity in 2015. After the petition was filed, the parties agreed to an order under which the father had parenting time on […]
Read More»Dad Found to Be More Stable Parent in Custody Battle
- At July 19, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary. Jonathan D. Grigsby v. Alexandra Alvis-Crwaford The mother and father in this Tennessee custody case were never married, but had a child together in 2011 and resided together until 2014. In July 2014, while the father was at work, the mother moved out with the child, and refused to let the […]
Read More»Mom Ordered Not to Talk about Dad on Social Media
- At July 17, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Sinan Gider v. Lydia Hubbell The child in this Davidson County, Tennessee, was born in 2008. The mother and father entered into an agreement that the mother would be primary residential parent and that the father would have 180 days per year parenting time. The parties did not follow […]
Read More»Mom’s Unauthorized Trip to Canada Did Not Warrant Change of Custody
- At July 08, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. In Re Braylin D. The child in this Davidson County, Tennessee, custody case was born in 2007. In 2009, the Juvenile Court named the mother as the primary residential parent with 262 days of parenting time per year. The father was granted 103 days of parenting time. After that […]
Read More»Mom Allowing Daughter Unsupervised Internet Not Grounds for Change
- At July 03, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Mark Antonio Allen v. Candy Rachelle Munn Allen The mother and father of two children in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2010. Under the original parenting plan, the father was named the primary residential parent, and the mother was granted 160 days per year of unsupervised […]
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Tennessee parent relocation Supreme Court of Tennessee case summary. Cassidy Lynne Aragon v. Reynaldo Manuel Aragon In 2015, the Tennessee Court of Appeals decided the second appeal in this parental relocation case. The Court of Appeals had affirmed a ruling naming the child’s mother as the primary residential parent after the father had sought permission […]
Read More»Mom Gets Custody Because of Stronger Bond With Child
- At June 27, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary in divorce. Bettina Luise Lippert Engh v. Daniel James Engh The mother and father in this Tennessee case were married in 2007 and had one child in 2011. Shortly after the birth of the child, the father lost his job at Vanderbilt University. The parties agreed that he would be a […]
Read More»Grandparents Cannot Intervene in Parental Rights Termination Case
- At June 21, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent visitation rights. In re: C.H. This was a parental rights termination case from Jefferson County, Tennessee. The child was born in 2010 and lived in a home with the parents, aunt, older cousin, and maternal grandparents. In 2014, the child was removed from the home due, in part, to […]
Read More»Grandmother Awarded Visitation After Mom Ignores Calls and Texts
- At June 20, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent visitation rights. Monica Chamberlain v. Myra Danielle Brown In this Tennessee grandparent visitation case, the parents lived with the paternal grandmother when the child was born until the child was 2-1/2 years old. In 2011, the mother, father, and child moved out of the grandmother’s house. The next year, […]
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