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, […]

Dad’s Visitation Reduced After Erratic Parenting Time

Tennessee child custody case summary on changing visitation. Amanda Bliss Gricunas (Harmon) v. Andrew James Gricunas The mother and father of two children in this Greene County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2010. The permanent parenting plan was modified in 2013, and called for the father to have responsibility for the children from Tuesday through […]

GAL Having Been Law Clerk Not Bias for Judicial Recusal

At February 05, 2020
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Custody Modification, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Catrice Thomas Dye v. Willie B. Dye, Jr. The parties in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019. Less than a month after the final decree was entered, the mother filed a petition to amend the judgment based upon new evidence. She also requested that the 16-year-old […]

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 […]