Wife Entitled to Attorney Fees Though Husband Dismissed Case
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees in divorce. Vanessa Colley v. John S. Colley, III The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012, after having executed a marital dissolution agreement (MDA). The wife was named the primary residential parent, but both parties were granted joint decision making power for […]
Read More»Mom Serves Jail Time for Contempt But Allowed to Relocate Child
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce and family law. Jonathan Garrett Grace et al., v. Elizabeth Ann Baker Grace The parents in this were married in 2010 and had one child. When the child was one year old, they divorced in Kentucky. The judgment was subsequently registered in Montgomery County, Tennessee. From […]
Read More»Mom Allowed to Relocate to Germany With Children
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce and family law. James Henry Whitaker, II, v. Viktoria Moor The parents in this Lincoln County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018, and the mother was named the primary residential parent of the two minor children. The father was granted 144 days per year of parenting […]
Read More»Interest in Gifted Family Partnership Was Separate Property
Tennessee case summary on property classification in divorce. Katherine Poling Robeson v. Travis Wilson Robeson The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee case were married in 2004. The husband was a realtor who specialized in farmland, and the wife was a stay-at-home mom for most of the marriage. About nine months before the […]
Read More»Judge Not Required to Recuse Himself Despite Litigant’s Appeal
- At April 29, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Divorce, Judicial Recusal
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Benjamin McCurry v. Agnes McCurry Agnes McCurry was a party to two cases before Washington County, Tennessee, Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Jr., an order for protection case and a case in which she had been found in criminal contempt. She believed that Judge Thomas was biased against […]
Read More»Husband Can’t Prove That He Was Not Served Papers in Jail
- At April 28, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on the divorce process. Alanna Lee Kummer v. Johnny Kummer, III The husband and wife were married for twenty years when the wife filed for divorce in Davidson County, Tennessee in 2022. She alleged irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct and asked for equitable division of the estate. At the time, the […]
Read More»Though Residence in Husband’s Name, It’s Marital Property
Tennessee case summary on alimony, property division and classification, and Rule of Evidence 1006 in divorce. Laura Michael Hudson v. Steven Brian Hudson The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2008 and had one child. The husband had two businesses prior to and during the marriage, a bail bonding […]
Read More»Court’s Lien Against Property Not Void for Lack of Jurisdiction
- At April 23, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on jurisdiction and custody in divorce. Victor Hugo Hernandez v. Jodie L. Land The father in this Williamson County, Tennessee case was a California resident, and filed a petition to domesticate and modify a California child-custody decree, as the children lived in Tennessee with the mother. As part of the proceeding, the […]
Read More»Reduction in Alimony Means Smaller Share of House Equity
Tennessee case summary on property division and alimony in divorce. Lanora Henry v. Jeffery W. Henry The husband and wife were married in 1983, and in 2017, they moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and purchased a house. The original plan was for their daughter and her children, who lived in Chicago, to move to Clarksville and […]
Read More»Judge Must Follow Proper Procedures After Motion to Recuse
Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Brittni (Gray) Haggard v. Joe Michael Carroll The parents in this McNairy County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2016, and a permanent parenting plan was put into place. The father made a petition to modify child support in 2020, and this was granted. In 2022, the father […]
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