Tennessee Dad Gets Custody Despite Bad Grades and Discipline Problems
- At March 14, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee law case summary on custody in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Terri Ann Kelly v. Willard Reed Kelly – Tennessee divorce custody The mother and father were married about 18 years at the time of their divorce, and were parents of a son, 15, and daughter, 13. The father was […]
Read More»Grandparents Denied Visitation When No Harm to Child Shown
- At March 13, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee law case summary on grandparent visitation in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Billy W. Huffman v. Whitney Nichole Huffman – Tennessee divorce grandparents visitation. The child in this grandparent visitation case was born in 2010. The grandparents (the mother’s parents) alleged that they babysat 3-5 days per week while the […]
Read More»Missing Plan Did Not Prevent Tenn. Mom From Having Custody Modified
- At February 28, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee law case summary on parenting plan law in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Leslie Kay Johnson v. Darren Tracy Johnson – Tennessee divorce permanent parenting plan. When the mother and father divorced in 2010, the mother was designated the primary residential parent, and the permanent parenting plan called for both parents […]
Read More»Tennessee Wife Awarded Divorce When Husband Turns off the Toilets
- At February 21, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee law case summary on grounds for divorce and child support in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Sharon Clayman Sitz v. William Grant Sitz – Tennessee divorcing a control freak The husband and wife were married in October 1993 and had one child, who was born in 1999. In 2010, the wife […]
Read More»Death By Soda? Chasing Child Abuse and Child Neglect in Tennessee
Death by grape soda. That is what the official autopsy uncovered following the demise of one five-year-old Tennessee child. The little girl may have been yet another victim of child abuse. Her father and step-mother have both been charged with child abuse, neglect, and homicide. When Does Child Punishment Become Child Abuse? When Randall Vaughn […]
Read More»What Is the Hague Convention and Why Should a Tennssee Parent Care?
Many Tennessee parents should know about the Hague Convention. The Hague Convention is a body of multilateral conferences between nations where declarations are made, treaties are negotiated, and international rules and laws are ratified. These international law concerns surround adoption, child custody, and dual citizenship, among other things, affecting many families right here in Tennessee. […]
Read More»TN Mom Can’t Take Kids to Live With New Husband in Affluent Wisconsin
Tennessee law case summary on parent relocation after divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. David Andrew Thorneloe v. Cheree Anne Osborne – Tennessee relocation after divorce The mother and father were married in 2000 and had two children, who were ages ten and seven at the time of this appeal. At the […]
Read More»TN Dad’s Parental Rights Terminated Due to No Visitation or Support
- At February 04, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law
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Tennessee law case summary on parental rights termination in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. In re Mark A.L. – Tennessee parental rights termination for non-support The unmarried father and mother were living together in Georgia in 2006 when their son was born. They separated in 2008, and the mother moved to […]
Read More»TN Supreme Court Clarifies Grandparent Visitation Statute
- At January 31, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee law case summary on grandparent visitation in divorce and family law from the Supreme Court. Neal Lovlace v. Timothy Kevin Copley – Tennessee divorce grandparents visitation. The mother and father of a two year old child were divorced in 2004. The mother was designated as the primary residential parent, and the father, who had […]
Read More»Dual Citizenship in Divorce – When Tennessee Is in the Wrong Country
Domestic divorces can be complicated. Tennessee laws cover child custody, visitation, child support, spousal alimony, division of property, and related matters. For Tennessee couples with dual citizenship issues, just trying to determine how a country’s divorce laws apply can up the ante, significantly. As Chef Emeril Lagasse might say, “BAM!” (Emeril was born in Massachusetts […]
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