Court Must Make Detailed Findings Before Concluding that Wife’s House Transmuted to Marital Property
- At March 28, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on classification and transmutation in divorce. Jennifer Lynn Morgan Esposito v. Joseph Diego Esposito The parties in this Campbell County, Tennessee, case were married in 2012 and had no children. In 2021, the wife filed for divorce, alleging inappropriate marital conduct and irreconcilable differences. The wife was 55 years old, and the […]
Read More»When Residence and Family Business Were Housed on Property, it Became Marital Asset
- At March 27, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on property division classification in divorce. Kelly R. Harris v. Lonnie C. Harris The husband in this Knox County, Tennessee, case purchased about 15 acres of property in 1987, and paid $97,000, about eight years before his marriage. Prior to the marriage, the wife worked for the husband as secretary. About six […]
Read More»Husband Committed Dissipation When He Paid Off Personal Judgment With Company Assets
Tennessee case summary on property division classification, valuation, and dissipation in divorce. Eric Wayne Barton v. Mechelle Scholmer Barton The husband and wife in this Blount County, Tennessee, case were married for 18 years. They met when the husband was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, where the wife was employed at the base PX. They […]
Read More»Wife Entitled to Half of Business Income Overlooked at Trial
- At March 22, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on property division classification in divorce. Wanda Sue Averwater v. James Paul Averwater The husband and wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married in 1992, while both worked for a construction company. Three years later, they started their own company. The wife filed for divorce after 27 years. The parties […]
Read More»No Automatic Continuance After Showing Up For Trial High on Meth
- At March 13, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on the divorce process. Christopher Gray Wallace v. Jessica Tomlin Wallace The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married for about ten years before they both filed cross-complaints for divorce. After the trial court granted the divorce and divided the property, the husband appealed to the Tennessee Court […]
Read More»Daily Memphian Interviews Mason on Peak Time for Divorce Filing
- At January 17, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, News
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Thank you to Aaron Fleming for The Daily Memphian interview, Bah humbug: The post-holiday season is peak for divorce. Early January is a peak time for filing for divorce, attorneys say. But there’s also a surge in March, possibly prompted by Valentine’s Day disappointments. The heightened joy of the season, however, eventually gives way to […]
Read More»Divorce Rates Statistics and Trends for 2024
- At January 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Family Law, Marriage, News
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What is the current trend in divorce? What is the current divorce rate? What is the current divorce rate 2024? What is the #1 divorce cause? How many 40 year marriages end in divorce? How common is divorce after 50? By Miles Mason, Sr. For comment, see his media page. Divorce Rates Statistics and Trends for 2024 […]
Read More»Mom Guilty of Contempt for Discussing Custody With Kids
- At December 19, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on divorce process. Dustin Balch v. Brittanie Cilley The two children in this Fentress County, Tennessee, juvenile court case were born in 2007 and 2009, and had most recently lived in Cumberland County. In February 2022, the Circuit Court heard an appeal of a Juvenile Court case involving a petition for dependency […]
Read More»Marriage Ends After Airplane Passenger Sees Dad’s Text to Paramour and Alerts Daughter
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 28 years married. Raymond D. Barnes, Jr., v. Marion L. Barnes The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 1991 with little wealth, but by the time of their divorce in 2019, their assets were worth over $12 million. The wife had worked as […]
Read More»Prenuptial Agreement Unenforceable When Spouses Didn’t Know of All Assets
- At December 17, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Prenuptial Agreement
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Tennessee case summary on prenuptial agreements in divorce. Donna Booker v. James Michael Booker The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case first married in 1993, divorced in 1998, but remarried in 1999. The day of the 1999 wedding, the husband and wife executed a prenuptial agreement regarding the husband’s interest in his […]
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