2024 Tennessee Family Law Legislative Update
Every year the Tennessee General Assembly passes legislation that, with the Governor’s signature, amends our existing laws and creates new ones. The 113th General Assembly was no exception. Whenever you research laws for your divorce, alimony, custody, child support, or related case, always take a moment to verify that the statutory provision being relied upon is […]
Read More»Dad Must Pay Child Support for Disabled Son, Even After Adulthood
- At February 07, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In After Divorce, Child Support
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Tennessee child support case summary in divorce and family law. Jeromy Tyson Ratcliff v. Melody Leann Ratcliff Neal The mother and father of two children were divorced in Bradley County, Tennessee, in 2006. They entered into a permanent parenting plan, and the father was ordered to pay child support. This was ultimately extended to the […]
Read More»Lawyer Wins Another Day in Divorce Court
Tennessee case summary on alimony and child support in divorce. Daniel Seth Holliday v. Elizabeth Frances Holliday The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in 2003 and had two children. The husband, an attorney, filed for divorce in 2022 and alleged irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct. The wife was […]
Read More»Separation Agreement Called for Excess Child Support, But Could Be Modified
Tennessee child support case summary on child support modification in divorce and family law. James Nicholas Howard v. Ama Narvarte Howard The parents in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case separated in 2019, at which time the husband agreed to pay child support for the three children. The father filed for divorce in 2021 and requested […]
Read More»Disabled Daughter Entitled to Child Support After Age 19
Tennessee case summary on child support, property division, and classification. Angela Louine Niemeyer v. Glenn Paul Niemeyer The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case had been married in 1992 and had two children. The wife worked for her parents’ family business and had a law degree. She had an income of about […]
Read More»Mom Gets Attorney Fees For Child Support Contempt
Tennessee child support case summary on child support and attorney’s fees in divorce and family law. Clayton Sugg Wilson, Jr., v. Rebecca Lynn Blocker Wilson The parents in this Lincoln County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2017, and the mother was named the primary residential parent of their child. The father was ordered to pay […]
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»Mom Has Right to Discovery of Dad’s Inheritance in Child Support Dispute
Tennessee child support case summary on discovery in family law. Lisa L. Collins. V. Sean R. Harrison The parties to this Davidson County, Tennessee case were the unwed parents of a child born in 2008. The mother was an attorney, and the father was a pharmacist who owned a pharmacy. There had been ongoing disputes […]
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»Husband to Pay Alimony After Financial Duplicity and Alcohol Abuse
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 7 years married. Andrew Francis Tittle v. Deidre Lyn DeYoung Tittle The parties in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case met in Michigan, and moved to Tennessee in 2014, after the husband was offered a position with his father’s company overseeing operations in the region. They married in 2014 and […]
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