Court Takes Judicial Notice of Google Maps for Relocation

Tennessee child custody modification and relocation case summary. Sarah Perkins Chambers v. Joshua Timothy Chambers The parents in this Sevier County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2017 when their child was four years old. They had agreed to a permanent parenting plan which named the mother as the primary residential parent with joint decision making […]

Father’s More Flexible Work Schedule Not a Change of Circumstances

At January 21, 2021
By Miles Mason
In Attorney's Fees, Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Benjamin G. Palmer v. Jennifer J. Palmer The mother and father were the parents of a daughter born in 2010. In 2012, they were divorced in Montgomery County, Tennessee. The trial court named the mother the primary residential parent and awarded her 330 days per year parenting time. The […]

Dad Gets Modified Custody and Equal Parenting Time of Daughter

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Jacob Daniel Drucker v. Colleen Erin Daley The mother and father in this Rutherford County, Tennessee had one daughter, who was born in 2008. They agreed to a parenting plan, and in 2009, the court entered an order incorporating that plan. The mother was named the primary residential parent. […]

Mom Not Allowed to Relocate to Germany with 13 Year Old

At November 09, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Custody Modification, Parental Relocation Denied
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Tennessee child custody case summary on parent relocation. David Timothy Dungey v. Doris Anne Dungey The child in this Montgomery County, Tennessee legal matter, was born in 2006, and the parents were divorced in 2015. The parents met in Germany where the father was stationed in the U.S. Army, and the mother and child both […]

Dad in Contempt After Child Signing Affidavit as to Custody Preference

At August 12, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Custody Modification, Parental Relocation Denied
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Robin Drewry Luttrell (Wassenberg) v. Samuel Richard Wassenberg The mother and father in this Fayette County, Tennessee, parental relocation case were divorced in 2011 and were the parents of one child. They were able to agree to a permanent parenting plan which called for equal parenting time, with both […]

Father Gets Custody After Mom Slow to Disclose Sexual Abuse

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Bruce Gillam v. Destiny Ballew The two children in this Anderson County, Tennessee, case were born in 2003 and 2008 to unwed parents, who had been dating since 2001 and lived in various states. They lived in Tennessee when they broke up in 2010. About the same time, the […]

Mom Alleged Violation of Anti-disparagement Clause But Child Too Young

Massachusetts child custody case summary on NON-DISPARAGEMENT CLAUSE. Shak v. Shak During divorce proceeding, mother filed a complaint for civil contempt alleging father violated the nondisparagement orders. The court declined to find father in contempt, found the orders constituted an unlawful restraint on speech, and issued new nondisparagement orders. Mother appealed. Held: “Assuming for the […]

Dad Failed to Prove Changed Circumstances Warranting Custody Change

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Ballard v. Ballard The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were the parents of a four-year-old daughter at the time of their 2016 divorce. The mother was named the primary residential parent under a parenting plan that was modified by the parties in 2017. Under that […]

Mom Can Relocate to AR, Despite Dad’s Objection

At February 25, 2020
By Miles Mason
In Attorney's Fees, Custody Modification, Parental Relocation Granted
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Tennessee parent relocation case summary. Chris Schaeffer v. Amanda Patterson The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee, parental relocation case were never married but had a daughter born in 2015. Under the 2017 permanent parenting plan, the mother was granted 60% of the parenting time, with the father receiving the other 40%. In […]

Mom Loses Husband, Job, Home & Custody

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. In Re Jonathan S. The child in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case was born to unwed parents in 2009, several months after the parents’ relationship had come to an end. Under the 2014 permanent parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent. The father lived in Michigan, […]