Husband Couldn’t Set Aside Divorce Default Judgment When Reality Proved Him Wrong

Tennessee case summary on default judgments in divorce. Tawana S. Wilson v. Timothy L. Wilson In 2017, the wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce from her husband of almost sixteen years. She requested spousal support and a division of property. The husband never filed an answer, and over a year later, […]

Divorce Attorney’s Lien for Survives Collection Challenge

At May 03, 2021
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on attorney’s liens in divorce. Bradi M. Baker-Brunkhorst v. Geoffrey B. Brunkhorst After less than five years of marriage, the wife in this Madison County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2015. After her first attorney withdrew from the case, the new law firm’s employment agreement allowed it to place a lien […]

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 […]

What Family Lawyers Need to Know About Forensic Vocational Assessments

At April 22, 2021
By Miles Mason
In Alimony, Alimony Modification, Divorce Process, Income Determination, Relocation
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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 […]

What should I ask for in divorce discovery?

What information and document should I ask for in divorce discovery? What documents to request during the divorce discovery process? What happens in the discovery phase of a divorce? The Role of Discovery in Divorce Proceedings. Financial discovery divorce. For a complete checklist of documents to give to your lawyer, see Grab the Documents: What […]

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, […]

Divorce Tossed When Spouse Lived in TN Less Than Six Months

Tennessee case summary on subject matter jurisdiction in divorce. Thomas John Pitera v. Samantha Pitera The husband and wife in this Sullivan County, Tennessee, case were married in Connecticut in 2007 and had one adopted child. In 2018, the parties agreed that the wife would move to Tennessee and would have full custody. She made […]

Former Wife Cannot Undue Settlement She Signed

Tennessee case summary on setting aside a divorce settlement. Brian Lee Higdon v. Aehui Nmi Higdon The husband and wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case met in South Korea where the husband was deployed in the United States Air Force. They were married in 1993 and had one daughter, who was over the age […]

Divorce Court has Jurisdiction Over Gaza Strip Real Estate

Tennessee case summary on jurisdiction over real estate in divorce. Fatma Adel Sekik v. Nehad Abdelnabi, et al. The wife in this Knox County, Tennessee, case was from Cairo, Egypt, and the husband was from Palestine. They married in Egypt and moved to the United States where they had four children. The husband owned a […]

Discovery Deficiency Memo Training

A discovery deficiency memo is the backbone to every motion to compel discovery in divorce and more. This video is internal training for our family law attorneys and paralegals drafting a concise and useful memo to accompany the response to a review of an opposing party’s answers to interrogatories and responses to requests for production […]