Dad Gets More Parenting Time But Loses Mom’s Relocation w/ Child
Tennessee parent relocation granted case summary. Westley Murel Hall v. Megan Leigh Hall The mother and father in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019 and were the parents of one child, born in 2015. Under their agreed-to permanent parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father exercising […]
Read More»Unmarried TN Same-Sex Domestic Partner Lacks Standing to Assert Parental Rights
- At August 03, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law
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Tennessee case summary on custody, de facto parentage, and same-sex parentage in divorce. Christina Jane Compher v. Dana Janelle Whitfield The two parties in this case were living in Maryland in 2002 when they began a committed personal same-sex relationship and domestic partnership. They were never married, and in 2004, they moved to Tennessee with […]
Read More»Victory at Court of Appeals by Smith and Buie
- At July 23, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, News
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Congratulations to Miles Mason Family Law Group associate attorneys Joseph W. Smith and William G. Buie IV on their victory before the Tennessee Court of Appeals! We represented the mother, a California resident, in a complex multi-state child custody dispute involving the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, (“UCCJEA”) and the Uniform Interstate Family […]
Read More»Mom Handed Attorney Fee Bill After Lying In Court About Drinking
Tennessee child custody modification and attorney’s fees case summary. Christina Ann Standley v. Carl Anthony Standley When the parties in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2014, the trial court entered a permanent parenting plan under which the mother was named primary residential parent. She was also awarded decision making authority and the majority […]
Read More»Residency Restriction in TN Divorce Decree Was Appropriate
Tennessee case summary on divorce & custody. Michael Charles Smallbone v. Jennifer Elizabeth Smallbone After 14 years of marriage, the father filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tennessee, in 2018. Both parents asked to be named primary residential parent of the three minor children. The mother requested joint custody with equal parenting time, but the […]
Read More»Mom Punches Dad, Dad Gets 130 Days Parenting Time
Tennessee child custody case summary. Madeline Lee Williams v. Joshua Dwain Williams The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were married for about five years before they separated in 2019. They were the parents of one child, who was born in 2018. The wife filed for divorce, and the husband’s answer also […]
Read More»NY Dad Fails To Get Custody Due to Mom’s Failure to Provide Visitation during Pandemic
New York child custody case summary involving pandemic visitation. In the Matter of Nelson UU. v. Carmen V. The parents in this Sullivan County, New York, case were awarded joint legal custody of their children, born in 2012 and 2017, in 2019. In 2020, the father returned to court alleging that the mother had failed […]
Read More»Mom Who Previously Abducted Kids to Germany Gets Visitation But Must Post Bond
- At June 01, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Military Divorce
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Tennessee child custody and military divorce case summary. Gehlen Liebetreu v. Sandra Liebetreu The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2014, while the husband was serving in the U.S. military in Germany. The mother was a German national. The father was transferred to Ohio the following year, and the […]
Read More»Grandpa failed to meet burden of showing substantial harm
- At May 25, 2022
- By Miles Mason
- In Family Law, Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee grandparent visitation case summary. In re Gracelyn H. et al. The children in this Crockett County, Tennessee grandparent visitation case were born in 2013 and 2017. The children often visited the home of their maternal grandfather, and they and the mother moved in with the grandfather in 2019. Their residence there was short lived, […]
Read More»Anti-Vax Alaska Mom Loses Legal Custody to Dad
Alaska child custody case summary. Lady Donna Dutchess v. Jason Dutch The parents in this Alaska case were married from 2008 through 2015 and had two minor children. During the marriage, the children received vaccinations. In 2020, the pediatrician recommended vaccines, but the father declined because he and the mother were unable to agree. In […]
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