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 […]
Read More»Grandmother Can’t Have Unsupervised Time After Drunken Incident
Tennessee case summary on alimony, child support, and custody in divorce. Kristen Alice Rowe v. Calvin Albert Rowe, III The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2008 and had four children before they separated in 2022 and divorced that year. A hearing was held before Judge Kathryn Olita, who […]
Read More»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 […]
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