Dad Wins Custody When Mom Fails to Provide Medical Information
Tennessee child custody case summary on custody modification in family law. Delvon Paden v. Kyrstyen Davison The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were never married, but were the parents of a child born in 2014. Under the permanent parenting plan, the Juvenile Court named the mother the primary residential parent. The […]
Read More»Mom Not Entitled to Have Trial Judge Removed from Case
Tennessee child custody case summary on recusal in divorce and family law. Michelle Miller v. Carlos Durand The father was named the primary residential parent in 2023 in this Carter County, Tennessee, case. The mother had previously made a motion to recuse the judge, Chancellor Suzanne S. Cook, but that motion had been denied and […]
Read More»Dad in Custody Case Can’t Be Subject to Lifetime Restraining Order
- At January 24, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on restraining orders in divorce. Jamie M. Cooper v. Bradley Cooper The parents in this Tennessee case had three children at the time of their divorce. The mother filed for divorce in Benton County and alleged irreconcilable differences. She asked for, and was granted, an ex parte restraining order. The husband filed […]
Read More»Unwed Dad Not Entitled to Give His Surname to Child
- At January 22, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee child support case summary on child’s surname change in family law. Brett Thomas Ferguson v. Lucy Maria Traughber The child in this Robertson County, Tennessee, case was born to unwed parents in 2021. The matter was heard by Judge Joel Perry, who approved the parenting plan and set child support. A hearing was held […]
Read More»Husband Who Abused Drugs During Marriage Could Set Aside Default Judgment
- At January 21, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Alimony, Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on default judgment in divorce. Tina Marie Eltzroth v. Danny Ray Eltzroth The husband and wife in this Sevier County, Tennessee, case were married in 2000 and had a child who was born in 2007. The wife filed for divorce in 2021. The husband was served, but failed to file an answer. […]
Read More»Parenting Schedule Changes When Dad’s Job Location Moves
Tennessee child custody case summary on changes in custody and child support. In re Justus P. The parents in this Benton County, Tennessee, Juvenile Court case were the parents of a child born in 2013. They had an on-again off-again relationship, and after a break-up in 2017, the father filed a petition to establish a permanent […]
Read More»Dad Jailed for 6 Months After Thousands of Abusive Texts
Tennessee case summary on custody and contempt in divorce. Emily Ruth Hughes v. Lucas Hughes The parents in this Clark County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019 and agreed to a parenting plan. Under the plan, the parents were to have no contact with one another, other than text messages concerning the children. The father […]
Read More»Mom Allowed to Relocate, Despite Court Applying Wrong Statute
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation. Gabriel Calleja v. Whitney Bradfield The parties in this Knox County, Tennessee, case were the unwed parents of a child born in 2017. They agreed to a permanent parenting plan under which each parent would have the child for one week alternating, with the mother being the primary residential […]
Read More»Miles Mason, Sr. Wins Joe Henry Writing Award from TBJ
- At October 20, 2024
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Child Support, Family Law, News
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At this year’s Tennessee Bar Association annual convention in Memphis, I was awarded the prestigious Justice Joseph W. Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing. The award, named for a former chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, is presented to the writer of the “most outstanding” Tennessee Bar Journal article of the previous year. It is […]
Read More»Custody Determination Reversed When Not Clearly Court’s Independent Judgment
- At August 20, 2024
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on the independent judgement of courts in divorce. Lisa Sykes v. Paul Cox The father in this Tennessee case filed a petition for custody in Sullivan County, but when the mother challenged venue, the case was moved to Montgomery County. The trial court, Judge Wayne C. Shelton, granted the father custody, and […]
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