Changes to Agreed Parenting Plan Not Allowed Without Prior Notice

Tennessee child custody case summary on judge adding parental restrictions in divorce. Shayla Leanne Guy Brantley v. Cordary Quincy Vernard Brantley The husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, were the parents of two children at the time of their 2016 divorce hearing. The parties made a marital dissolution agreement which included an agreed parenting […]

Ex-Husband Delay of Divorce Division Not Held Contempt

Tennessee case summary on post-divorce enforcement and contempt. Timothy Alan Portice v. Roshawnda Lynn Foster Portice The husband and wife in this Campbell County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2016. The decree called for the sale of the marital residence to be sold with the equity equally divided. Until the sale, the husband was to […]

TN Mandatory Injunction Law – Dissipation, PART THREE

This is Part Three in our Tennessee mandatory injunction law information series. In it we look to ways dissipation of marital assets could violate the injunction in divorce or legal separation. A related concern is a spouse’s failure to preserve a marital asset, also briefly discussed. Our focus is on how Tennessee’s courts have interpreted […]

Change of Life Insurance Beneficiary While Divorce Pending Void Under Automatic Injunction

Tennessee case summary on automatic injunction in divorce. Rose Coleman v. Bryan Olson The complaint in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, divorce case had recently been filed in 2012. Shortly after the case was filed, the mother began experiencing physical symptoms and was treated at the emergency room. Later that day, she sent a text message […]

Claim of Duress and Being Forced to Sign Settlement Not Credible

Tennessee case summary on duress and settlement enforcement in divorce. Penny Arvidson Richards v. Neil Kingsland Richards The wife in this Sullivan County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in February 2013. In May of that year, her first attorney was permitted to withdraw. After her second attorney died, she asked for a continuance, which was […]

Husband In Contempt for Not Obeying Marital Termination Agreement

Tennessee case summary on contempt to enforce a settlement after divorce. John Christopher Gibbs v. Lisa Stacy Gibbs The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2009. They entered into a marital termination agreement, which was incorporated into the final decree. It provided that the husband transfer certain vehicles to the wife, […]

Divorce Judge Must Recuse Himself After Posting Instagram Photos of Himself with Attorney

Tennessee case summary on a judge’s recusal in divorce. Arron Wesley Frazier v. Lee Anne Frazier In 2015, the husband and wife in this Tennessee case met with an attorney to discuss ending their marriage. After the meeting, the attorney, acting as the attorney for the husband, sent the husband a marital termination agreement. As […]

TN Divorcing Spouse Must Get Notice of Attorney’s Lien Hearing

At January 09, 2017
By Miles Mason
In Attorney's Fees, Divorce Process, Property Division
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Tennessee case summary on property division and attorney’s fees in divorce. Scott Elmer McCarter v. Debra Lynn Walker McCarter The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2012 after a 36 year marriage. The wife brought an appeal, and in 2014, the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment. After the appeal, the […]

No Jurisdiction When Underlying Divorce Case Not Properly Served

Tennessee child support case summary on service of process and subject matter jurisdiction in divorce. State of Tennessee ex rel. Barbara E. Catalano v. William R. Woodcock In 2001, the mother in this Tennessee child support case obtained a default divorce in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The issue of child support for the parties’ 17 year […]

Wife’s Relationship With Expert Witness Did Not Warrant New Trial

At December 05, 2016
By Miles Mason
In Divorce Process, Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on classification of debentures in divorce. Jill St. John-Parker v. Virgil Duane Parker The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 1990 and had one child, who was over 18 at the time of their divorce. The husband was an attorney and the wife was a certified public accountant. […]