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»MDA Called for Wife to Get Half of Husband’s Pension
Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Robert Christopher Walton v. Rebecca Guess Walton The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018, at which time they entered into a marital dissolution agreement (MDA), which called for the wife to receive half of the husband’s annuity. In 2020, the […]
Read More»Dad Gets Parenting Time, Mom Not Allowed to Introduce Photos
- At February 08, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In After Divorce, Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee child support case summary in divorce and family law. Carrie M. Thompson v. Stephen Matthew Thompson The child in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case was born in 2013, and under the original parenting plan, the mother was named primary residential parent with 233 days per year of parenting time. The father was granted 132 […]
Read More»Dad Entitled to Only 80 Days Parenting Time
Tennessee child custody case summary on maximizing parenting time in divorce and family law. Samuel Forrester Hunter v. Winnie Sue Cooper The parents in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case divorced after two years of marriage, and the court was called upon to decide custody for their six-month-old child. After the case was filed, the father […]
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»Divorce Distribution Must Be As of Date of Judgment
Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Mary Rachel Cayson v. Patrick Cayson The husband and wife in this Tipton County, Tennessee, case were married in 2015 and separated in 2019. In 2017, the wife received from her grandfather shares of stock. Everyone agreed that the stock was the wife’s separate property, but the […]
Read More»Lawyer Not Voluntarily Underemployed for Purpose of Alimony Calculation
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 19 years married. Heather Danielle Rader Blount v. James Edward Blount The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case married in 1999. The wife had been a teacher in Memphis, and the husband had a law degree and worked with his father in a litigation practice. They […]
Read More»Husband’s Contempt Conviction Upheld, Case Sent Back for Re-sentencing
- At January 31, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on criminal contempt in divorce. Lisa Ann Welch v. William Mark Welch The wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case was concerned that the husband was using drugs and alcohol around the children, so she petitioned the court for an injunction requiring him to submit to testing. At the hearing, the husband […]
Read More»Property Titled in Husband’s Name Held to Be Marital
Tennessee case summary on property classification in divorce. Kathleen Nell Snapp v. Timothy Alva Snapp The parties in this Sullivan County, Tennessee, case divorced after over two decades of marriage. Prior to the marriage, the husband owned property on which he lived in a mobile home. During the marriage, a house was constructed on the […]
Read More»Mom Can’t Be Held in Contempt for Telling Son Not to Take “Treasures” from Sunken Boat
- At January 29, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee child custody case summary on contempt in divorce and family law. Abigail Lynn Sevigny v. Warren Maxwell Sevigny The parents in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2014 and had a child in 2016. In 2021, the mother was awarded a divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable difference. The case prompted a […]
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