Divorce Court Had Jurisdiction Over Wife in India

Tennessee case summary on jurisdiction in divorce. Hem Raj Singh v. Neeta Singh The husband and wife in this Madison County, Tennessee, case were married in India in 2016 and had no children. Prior to the marriage, the husband had resided in Tennessee. Just a couple of months after the marriage, the parties separated, and […]

Divorce Settlement Set Aside Due to Abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Tennessee case summary on vacating divorce years later. Sharon Kay Middendorf v. Byron Scott Middendorf The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 1983 and had one child. The parties separated in 2011, and the wife filed for divorce in 2012. There were settlement negotiations, and the parties came up […]

Hearing Required Before Divorce For Inappropriate Conduct

Tennessee case summary on grounds in divorce and inappropriate marital conduct. Susan Lynn Slagle v. Robert Wayne Slagle The wife in this Cumberland County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2018. The husband did not file an answer, and the wife made a motion for a default judgment. The husband appeared at the hearing, but […]

Tennessee Adopts Collaborative Family Law Rule 53

At July 23, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Collaborative Divorce, Divorce Process, News
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Collaborative family law continues to gain popularity as another method of alternative dispute resolution. With the Supreme Court of Tennessee’s recent adoption of Collaborative Family Law Rule 53, we now have the clarity, guidance, and acceptance that many lawyers and judges have been asking for. While Rule 53 went into effect on April 4, 2019, […]

NEW LAW in 2019 | Objections to RPDs Must Be More Specific

New Discovery Rule Ends General Objections to Requests for Production of Documents There is a significant rule change for family law proceedings, too. Early in January, the Tennessee Supreme Court amended Rule 34 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, effective July 1, 2019. Under revised Rule 34.02, all objections to the production of documents […]

Not Enough Evidence to Set Aside Marital Dissolution Agreement

At June 17, 2019
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Divorce Process, Property Valuation
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Tennessee case summary on seeking to modify terms of divorce settlement. Bruce Milton Miller v. Lucinda Miller Miller The husband and wife in this Sullivan County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2017, when they both signed a marital dissolution agreement. The husband was awarded the marital residence, but was required to pay the wife $475,000 […]

Ex-Husband Found In Civil Contempt For Failing to Pay $88K in Alimony

At June 10, 2019
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Alimony, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on alimony enforcement after divorce. Patricia Gay Patterson Lattimore v. James S. Lattimore, Jr. The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 1994, at which time the trial court approved their marital dissolution agreement. The agreement called for the husband to pay $3,500 per month in alimony […]

NY Husband Must Pay Wife’s Attorney Fees After Secretly Keeping Her iPad and Text Messages

Tennessee case summary on electronic evidence in divorce. Elizabeth S. Strauss v. Daniel A. Strauss The husband and wife in this New York County, New York, case were in the midst of a divorce when the husband somehow came into possession of the wife’s iPad, which contained the wife’s private text messages. He falsely told […]

Wife’s Appeal Tossed Out When She Fails To Submit Proper Records

Tennessee case summary on appeals and property division in divorce. Tiffany “Whitaker” Kramer v. Phillip John Kramer The husband and wife were married in 2013 and had no children. In 2016, the wife filed for divorce in Blount County, Tennessee. The husband filed a counter-claim also requesting a divorce, and the trial court entered a […]

Mom Gets Discretionary Costs of $45K After Winning Custody Battle

At April 24, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Child Custody, Divorce Process, Family Law
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Tennessee case summary on awarding discretionary costs. Kim Renae Nelson v. Loring E. Justice The mother and father in this Roane County, Tennessee, case were the parents of a child who was born in 2005. They had been involved in litigation since before his birth regarding paternity, the primary residential parent, and child support. In […]