Dad Has Parenting Time Reduced Based Upon Abuse of Other Women
- At April 01, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Maryclair McDonald v. Kaleb Coffel A Tennessee statute allows for parenting time to be restricted if the parent is found to have committed domestic abuse. That statute was at issue in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case. In 2018, the mother of a five year old girl file a petition […]
Read More»Mom Retains Power to Make Medical Decisions in Hotly Contested Case
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Ashleigh Suarez Smallman v. William H. Smallman The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019, and they agreed to a permanent parenting plan for their two children, who were seven and twelve at the time. The mother was a stay-at-home homemaker during the […]
Read More»Joe Smith Back on WMC-TV | Co-Parenting Through Holidays
- At January 01, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law, News
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Joe Smith Back on WMC-TV discussing Co-Parenting Through Holidays on Bluff City Life with Gina Neely, Mon., Dec. 18, 2023. https://youtu.be/Uw7QmZl2Ev8?si=NKKgl4Gs795ylgAJVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Co-Parenting Through the Holidays with Joseph Smith (https://youtu.be/Uw7QmZl2Ev8?si=NKKgl4Gs795ylgAJ) Joe Smith shares tips for separated parents to get through the holidays with as little conflict as possible. Co-parenting […]
Read More»Mom Loses Custody After New Stepdad Whips Girl With Belt
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Joshua Aaron Bradley v. Jennifer Racheal Bradley (Odom) The parents in this Hickman County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2017. Under their agreed parenting plan, the mother was named primary residential parent, with the father having 148 days per year parenting time. Three years later, the father filed an emergency […]
Read More»Tennessee Bar Journal Publishes Mason’s Article on Custody Rights for Unmarried Parents
- At November 22, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law, Father's Rights, News, Paternity
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Miles Mason, Sr.’s article, “You Are the Father! Untangling Custody Rights in Tennessee Between Unmarried Parents,” has been published by the Tennessee Bar Journal in its Nov/Dec 2023 issue. Written from a practical perspective, the article shares important steps in the paternity and custody determination process. This is Mason’s 9th article published by the Tennessee […]
Read More»Since Preschool Not “Educational” Decision, Mom Can’t Be Held in Contempt for Unilateral Choice
Tennessee child custody case summary and contempt. Stuart Richard James, III v. Stephanie Lynne James The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were the parents of two children when they divorced in 2019. The marital dissolution agreement (MDA) provided that all major decisions, including education, were to be made jointly. In 2020, […]
Read More»Dad Still Faces Contempt Charges, Despite Claim of Double Jeopardy
Tennessee child custody modification and contempt case summary. Abigail Lynn Sevigny v. Warren Maxwell Sevigny The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2014 and divorced in 2021 with one minor child. They entered into a marital dissolution agreement (MDA) which included a 529 educational account for the child. In […]
Read More»COVID-19 Distance Learning Warranted Custody Change
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Eric Emory Edwards v. Dallis Leeann Edwards The parties in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2016, at which time they agreed to a permanent parenting plan for their daughter who was about 8 years old. The mother was named primary residential parent with 210 parenting days […]
Read More»Dad Gets Custody After Mom Moves to TX with New Husband
Tennessee child custody and parenting relocation case summary. Travis G. Bumbalough v. Rachel M. Hall The child in this Putnam County, Tennessee, case was born in 2016 to unwed parents. The father was present at the birth and even cut the cord. He voluntarily acknowledged paternity. The mother, father, and child lived together with the […]
Read More»Mom Can’t Lose Custody Based Upon Previously Authorized Relocation
- At July 18, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification, Relocation
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Katherine Sanko v. Clinton Sanko The parents of four in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in Pennsylvania in 2001 and were divorced in 2014. Soon after the divorce, the mother requested permission to relocate to Pennsylvania with the children. The case was ultimately heard by the Tennessee […]
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