Husband’s Firm Had Value Despite Claim It Was All Personal Goodwill
- At November 03, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Alimony, Business Valuation, Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on business valuation in divorce. Skimore Camm Garrett v. Jona McKeehan Garrett The husband and wife in this McMinn County, Tennessee, case had been married for more than 20 years before the husband filed for divorce, and the wife made a counterclaim for divorce. The children were adults, so the case focused […]
Read More»Mom Can’t Appeal Order Losing Custody Until Mental Evaluation
Tennessee child custody case summary on custody modification in divorce and family law. Thomas Cecil Cletus Virden v. Myven Magdy Virden The parents in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced on April 1, 2025. The very next month, the father was back in court with an emergency motion to suspend the mother’s parenting time. […]
Read More»Don Capparella @ MMFLG Lunch & Learn
- At October 13, 2025
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Divorce Process, Evidence, Family Law, News
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Thank you, Don Capparella, Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella PC, for sharing your insights in the latest installment of our firm’s Lunch & Learn Series. Don is considered to be the most accomplished appellate attorney in Tennessee. We are proud to call him a friend of the firm! He shared his thoughts on preserving the […]
Read More»Dad Gets Equal Parenting Time, Despite “Criminal” Videos of Mom
Tennessee child custody case summary on parenting time in divorce and family law. Will P. Cotton v. Elizabeth Austin Cotten After ten years of marriage, the father in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case, filed for divorce in 2020. At the time, the children were three years old and almost one year old. There were allegations […]
Read More»Biological Dad Granted Visitation, But Has Amount Reduced
In re Gabby G. Tennessee child custody case summary in divorce and family law. The child in this Franklin County, Tennessee, case was born in 2016. Shortly thereafter, the mother married the man that she claimed was the father of the child, and his name was placed on the birth certificate. They divorced in 2021, […]
Read More»Unemployed Dad Must Pay Support Based on Imputed Income
Tennessee child support and alimony divorce case summary after 17 years married. Rosalynn (Victor) Addis v. Ryan Keith Addis The husband and wife in this Wilson County, Tennessee, case were married in California in 2007. The husband had an MBA, and the wife was a high-school graduate. Their children were born in 2008 and 2014. […]
Read More»Wife Retains Inheritance After 56 Year Marriage
Nona G. Rogers v. Michael L. Rogers Tennessee case summary on property classification and alimony in divorce. The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case had been married for 56 years before their 2021 separation, based upon their adult granddaughter’s accusation that the husband had touched her inappropriately. The husband was charged criminally, […]
Read More»In-Court Agreement by Divorcing Spouses Held to Be Binding
- At September 12, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Divorce, Divorce Process, Family Law
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Tennessee case summary on binding agreements in divorce. Kimberly Sue Speranza v. Scott Michael Speranza The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were married for 21 years. The wife was 58 years old at the time of their divorce and had primarily been a homemaker. The husband was 57 and was the […]
Read More»House Divided Equally Even Though Wife’s Parents Paid Mortgage
- At July 15, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Divorce, Property Division
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Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Anne Elise Littleton Jokobik v. Erik Carter Jokobik The wife in this Cheatham County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce, and the trial court declared the parties divorced. It then referred the contested issues to a special master. The husband was a salaried employee in the pest control […]
Read More»Custody Ruling Tossed After Court Fails to Make Factual Findings
- At July 11, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee child custody case summary on factual findings in divorce and family law. Dustin Keith Gamble v. Madison Darlene Gamble The husband in this Dyer County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2023. In his complaint, he asked to be named primary residential parent of the parties’ minor child. In an amended complaint, it was […]
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