Lawyer Needn’t Pay More than Child Support Guideline Amount

Tennessee child support case summary in divorce. Julie C. W. v. Frank Mitchell W., Jr. The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2003. Both parties were attorneys for the same firm. The husband was a partner and the wife was a part-time staff attorney. The husband’s income was considerably […]

Mother Named Primary Residential Parent After Assault

Tennessee child custody case summary in divorce. Alice Faye Powers v. Stephen Edwin Powers The mother and father in this Humphreys County, Tennessee, case, were married in 2013 after the birth of their child in 2012. They separated in 2016, after a physical altercation in a shopping center parking lot. After the incident, the father […]

Husband Gets Only 40% of Increase of Marital Residence

Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Teresa Lynn Brown v. Charles Furman Phillips, Jr. The husband and wife were married in 1996. It was the husband’s third marriage, but the wife’s first. The wife worked for the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the husband operated a painting business. He closed the business in 2008 […]

Meet the Vocational Expert: David R. Strauser, Ph.D.

At April 23, 2021
By Miles Mason
In Alimony, Divorce, Divorce Process, Income Determination
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For divorces and other family law matters, courts need evidence of spouses’ earning capacity to determine alimony and child support, relocation impact on earnings, and rehabilitation, career, and vocational planning for those re-entering the labor market. David R. Strauser, Ph.D. discusses vocational evaluations. Thank you, David for joining our Lunch and Learn! A nationally recognized […]

At Fault Husband To Pay Wife’s Attorney’s Fees + Health Insurance

At April 07, 2021
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 15-19 Years Married, Attorney's Fees, Divorce
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Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 17 years married. Antonio Maurice Wiggins v. Carol Ann Wiggins The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2003, and the husband served in the U.S. Army for the first nine years of the marriage. They had no children and eventually purchased a home […]

Physician to Pay Lawyer Alimony $3.5K/Mo. After 17 Years Married

At April 05, 2021
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 15-19 Years Married, Divorce
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Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 17 years married. Nathaniel J. Lee v. Amber F. Lee The husband in this Washington County, Tennessee, case was a physician, and the wife was an attorney. The husband was the primary breadwinner, and the wife had a small part-time practice in which she often provided services pro bono. […]

Straightforward PreNup Held Valid

Tennessee case summary on prenuptial agreements in divorce. Abbie Joseph Howell v. Lauren Elizabeth (Bond) Howell Eleven days before their 2011 wedding, the husband and wife in this Cannon County, Tennessee, case signed a prenuptial agreement at the office of the husband’s attorney. At the time, they had been living together for several years. The […]

Marital Assets Divided Equally Despite Wife Bringing House to Marriage

At March 24, 2021
By Miles Mason
In Divorce, Property Classification, Property Division
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Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Tracy Marie Haltom v. Gregory Wayne Haltom The wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2017 after twelve years of marriage. There were no children, and neither party asked for alimony. They agreed to the division of many assets, but were unable to […]

Judge Not Allowed to Make Further Orders After Recusal

Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Kimberly Johnson Dougherty v. M.E. Buck Dougherty III In this Fayette County, Tennessee, divorce case, the father appealed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals and argued that the trial judge, Chancellor William C. Cole should have recused himself. The motion was based upon a number of allegations, […]

Husband Has No Parental Rights | DNA Test Showed Not Parent

Tennessee child custody case summary on parental rights in divorce. Darla Jo Adams Audirsch v. Griffin Lynn Audirsch The husband and wife in this Moore County, Tennessee, case were married when the mother gave birth to a child. But both parties acknowledged, and a DNA test established, that the husband was not the father of […]