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»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 […]
Read More»Mom Wins Right to Relocate With Child Away from NFL Dad
Tennessee child custody modification case summary on parent relocation and child support transportation costs. In re McKayla H. The child in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case was born in 2008 to unwed parents whose relationship ended prior to the child’s birth. At the time of the birth, the mother lived in Virginia where she had […]
Read More»Since TN Kids Received COVID Shot While Appeal Was Pending, Appeal Was Dismissed as Moot
Tennessee child custody case summary on COVID shot dispute. Note: this is a Rule 10 case. See original opinion. Stacey Lee (Boyett) v. Brett Carr Boyett The parents in this Davidson County, Tennessee, were divorced in 2019. They had agreed to a permanent parenting plan under which both parents had joint decision-making for non-emergency health […]
Read More»TN Dad’s Angry Facebook Post Didn’t Warrant Being Jailed for Contempt
Tennessee child custody case summary on contempt. Mother v. Father The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 2004, had a child the same year, and divorced in 2017. Much litigation followed, which included a 2020 order requiring the father to cease and desist any communication with the child’s school. […]
Read More»No Change of Custody Despite Trampoline Park and “Hindu Symbol” Charges
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Benjamin McCurry v. Agness McCurry The mother and father in this Washington County, Tennessee, case were married in 2016 and had one child in 2017. They separated the following year and divorced in 2019. The father was named the primary residential parent, but the mother was granted only limited […]
Read More»Maximum Participation Possible in Tennessee Custody Law
Maximum Participation Possible Commentary from Miles Mason, Sr. with perspectives from Anne Hamer and Abigail Hall. Tennessee Code Annotated Section 36–6–106(a) provides in pertinent part: In taking into account the child’s best interest, the court shall order a custody arrangement that permits both parents to enjoy the maximum participation possible in the life of the […]
Read More»Educational Expenses Must Be Shown Clearly in Child Support Order
Tennessee child custody and child support modification case summary. Jenny Sue Taylor v. George Green Taylor, III The mother and father in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2014. The mother was named primary residential parent of the two children, with the father being awarded 139 parenting days. The father was ordered to […]
Read More»Court Can’t Modify Parenting Plan Without Request from a Parent
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Karen Marchand Shaw v. Kevin Michael Shaw The husband and wife were divorced in Shelby County, Tennessee, in 2009. At the time, their two children were four years old. In 2013, the mother sent the father a notice of her proposed relocation, and the husband objected. Both parties filed […]
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