Dad Held in Contempt After Teen Daughter’s Dispute With Mom

Tennessee child custody case summary on after divorce. Cheryle Luane Levoy v. Jason Hunter Levoy The mother and father in this Overton County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2013. The parenting plan eventually named the mother the primary residential parent, with the father having 125 days per year of parenting time. A dispute arose when the […]

After Korean Divorce, Father Maintains Custody

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. TN Dad Gets Custody After Korean Divorce Latonya Denise Hall v. Sammie Lee Williams, III The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2003 and had two children before their 2007 divorce in Seoul, Korea, while stationed there in the Army. The mother was […]

Dad Doesn’t Get More Time Despite Immediate Change

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. In re Caroline U. The child in this Knox County, Tennessee, case was born in 2017 to unwed parents. Litigation ensued, but a permanent parenting plan was eventually issued. The mother was ultimately awarded 237 days of parenting time, with the father receiving 128 days. In late 2018, the […]

Father Returned from Temporary Kuwait Job | No Change

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Jessica Hartmann v. Brian Hartmann The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were divorced in Arizona in 2016, at which time the mother and three children moved to Tennessee. The father had agreed to this since he obtained temporary employment in Kuwait. The parents agreed that […]

No Change in Circumstances to Warrant Custody Change for Dad

Tennessee child custody case summary on custody modification. Jeremy Paul Barmmer v. Joy Denise Staininger The mother and father in this Sevier County, Tennessee, case were married in 2005 and had one child, born in 2007. In 2009, the father filed for divorce. The trial court gave the parties equal co-parenting time, and the father […]

No Custody Jurisdiction After Child Out of TN for Six Months

At September 23, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Custody Modification, Divorce Process, Family Law
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Tennessee child custody case summary on jurisdiction (UCCJEA) and custody modification. Amber Ada Hernandez v. David Alan Hernandez The mother and father in this McNairy County, Tennessee. Case were divorced in 2006. The mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father having co-parenting time every other weekend. In about 2014, the father moved […]

Court Must Make Fact Findings Before Changing Custody

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. In re Makinna B. The child in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case was born to unmarried parents in 2014. The father then filed a petition to confirm parentage. Before the hearing was held, the father moved to St. Paul, Minnesota to live with his father and go to school. […]

Child Support Income Based on Most Recent Actual Income

At August 15, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Child Support Modification, Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody and support modification case summary on income determination. Todd Scot v. Erin Dawn Scot The mother and father in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2013. The mother was named the primary residential parent of the couple’s two children, and she was awarded 265 days per year of parenting time. […]

Dad Failed to Show Changed Circumstances to Modify Custody

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Mary Alice Akins v. Griff Elliott Akins The mother and father in this Wilson County, Tennessee, were the parents of a child born in 2008 and were divorced in 2013. The permanent parenting plan named the mother as the primary residential parent with 265 days of residential parenting time. […]

Dad’s Parenting Time Reduced Due to Abuse and Conflict

Tennessee child custody modification case summary. April R. Burchfield v. D. Ryan Burchfield The mother and father in this Overton County, Tennessee, case were parents of two children born in 2006 and 2011. They were divorced in 2014 on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. Under the permanent parenting plan, the mother was named the primary […]