Double Dipping in Tennessee Divorce Means Double Trouble (Part II)

In the first segment of this series, the double dipping debate in family law cases was introduced with several Tennessee examples illustrating the potential for trouble. Double dipping, or double counting, occurs when an asset that is divided as marital property in divorce is also included as a source of income in calculating alimony or […]

Double Dipping in Tennessee Divorce Means Double Trouble (Part I)

In Tennessee divorce, all marital assets should be equitably divided between the spouses. Double dipping theory as applied to certain of those assets can have a substantial impact on the outcome. More to the point, in this series of articles we will be discussing double dipping into divided marital assets – namely pensions, retirement accounts, […]

More Really Bad Divorce Advice You Must Ignore

This is the second blog on really bad divorce advice that spouses must ignore in order to obtain the best possible results in the case. Although experienced divorce attorneys are seldom surprised at what passes for helpful advice, unfortunately for some spouses it is too late to undo the damage. To avoid making the mistakes […]

Really Bad Divorce Advice You Must Ignore

Really bad divorce advice is something spouses must recognize and then completely ignore. When you see it coming, get out of the way! For various reasons, some people feel compelled to offer words of divorce wisdom whenever news gets out that spouses are “having personal problems.” Beware the bearers of ill advice! No matter how […]

Adultery Divorce Laws in Tennessee

In Tennessee law, evidence of adultery is presented in court rather matter-of-factly, just as it should be with all statutory grounds for divorce. Without contrived intrigue and lust passing for high drama. That is not to say, however, that adultery cases are passionless divorces, devoid of interesting facts and circumstances. Far from it! During divorce […]

Private Investigators in Tennessee Divorce Cases

Why would anyone need to hire a private investigator for their Tennessee divorce case? There are many reasons why hiring a “Private Eye” could help the case. Perhaps the best known reason, and the basis for many a cinematic drama, is to rustle up evidence of an extramarital affair. In Tennessee law, adultery is one […]

How a Divorcing Spouse Can Spy on You Using Your iPhone

Would it surprise you that in divorce one spouse might use iCloud for iPhone to track the other? When preparing to protect your own mobile privacy, note your computer guru’s advice about passwords (discussed later). If you have not done so already, divorce is the time to put that advice and a bunch of other […]

KY Marriage Was Valid Even if German Divorce Not Final

Tennessee case summary on validity of international divorce. Marvin Dewayne Echols v. Elke Monika Echols The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in Kentucky in 1986. The wife was a German citizen and had been divorced in 1986 in Germany. Under German law, the divorce bcame “legally binding” in 1987. The […]

Is My House Being Bugged?

Have you asked yourself, “Is my house being bugged?” Do you have a divorce pending in the Tennessee court? Is your spouse of the kind who would eavesdrop and record your phone calls? Do you have a feeling, a sixth sense, that something is just not right? Are you not being left to the peaceful […]

How to Tell Your Husband You Want a Divorce

How do you tell your husband that you want to divorce him? That is not an easy question for any Tennessee divorce attorney to answer, but this discussion will hopefully provide some food for thought. Certainly, there is much to think about. Starting with why one spouse decides to divorce the other. The reasons why […]