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 […]
Read More»Mom’s Abusive New Husband Means that Custody Goes to Dad
Tennessee child custody case summary. Jesse Clay King v. Brittany Bourgeois Jones In this Maury County, Tennessee, case, the court decreed in 2013 that the father was, indeed, the legal father of a boy and a girl. About two years later, the mother and father agreed to a permanent parenting plan, and it was adopted […]
Read More»Inappropriate Tik Tok Videos Not Enough to Change Custody
Tennessee child custody case summary. In re B.C. The child in this Lake County, Tennessee, juvenile court custody case was born in 2016 to unwed parents. The parties agreed to a parenting plan under which the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father having 182 days of parenting time. In 2020, the […]
Read More»Mom’s Move Approved But Cost Her Parenting Time
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Heather Anne (Coats) Emch v. Edward Glen Emch The mother and father in this case moved to Wilson County, Tennessee, shortly before the birth of their daughter. A year later, they entered into a marital dissolution agreement and permanent parenting plan. Under that plan, the parents had alternating weeks […]
Read More»No Judicial Recusal for Saying Mom Hurt Kid’s Relationship w/ Dad
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Lee Richard Slotnik v. Shani Marie Slotnik The parents in this Tennessee, case were divorced in Illinois, after which both moved to Tennessee. In 2017, the father filed a petition in Davidson County to enroll the divorce decree, and he also requested a modification of the visitation. The Court […]
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