You or Your Attorney Should Show Up for Your Divorce Trial!

Tennessee case summary on showing up for your divorce trial. Lewis Creed Jackson v. Sharon Smith Jackson The husband and wife in this Putnam County, Tennessee, case had been married for 25 years at the time of their 2012 separation and had one minor child, 11 years old. The husband filed for divorce, and the […]

CA Divorce Judgment Enforced Despite Claim of Fraud and Forgery

Tennessee case summary on foreign decrees post-divorce. Patricia Frias v. Felipe Frias, et al. The husband and wife in this White County, Tennessee, case were divorced in California in 2006, and litigation continued in California over the years. The husband moved to Tennessee and purchased two parcels of real property. In 2016, the California court […]

TN Divorce Judge Must Be Recused After Investigation of Leaked Pleading

Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Lee A. Beaman v. Kelley Speer Beaman The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2001. The wife, who was 21 years old, had never been married. The husband, 45, had been married three times previously. About a week before the marriage, […]

Adoptive GA Dad Can’t Litigate Custody When GA Case Still Pending

Tennessee child custody case summary on jurisdiction in divorce. Adedamola Olagoki Oni v. Cassondra Tucker Oni The mother in this Tennessee case was the biological mother of two minor children. The adoptive father had adopted the children in Georgia in 2017. At the time of this litigation, the children resided in Tennessee with the biological mother. […]

After 18 Years, Wife Entitled to More Rehabilitative Alimony

At January 08, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 15-19 Years Married, Divorce Process
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Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 18 years married and judicial recusal. Maria Kalis Buchanan v. Rodney M. Buchanan The wife in this Washington County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2014. After an unsuccessful attempt to mediate, the case finally went to trial in 2017, and the trial lasted seven days. In addition to […]

Insufficient Evidence to Find Allegedly Bigamous Marriage Void

Tennessee case summary on validity of marriage in divorce proceedings. Kathy Fowlkes v. Flora Fowlkes The petitioner in this Dyer County, Tennessee, case was born in Tennessee in 1970. A month later, her parents married and moved to Arizona. The parents later separated and the mother returned to Tennessee. The father later informed the mother […]

Husband Accused of Abuse Entitled to Discovery Before Order of Protection Hearing

Tennessee case summary on discovery prior to order of protection hearing. Amy Elizabeth Luker v. Terry Eugene Luker The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were in the midst of divorce proceedings, but continued to reside together in the marital residence, but in different rooms. Even after the signing of the marital dissolution agreement, […]

Wife Entitled to Dollar Value of Account as of Divorce, Not Percentage

Tennessee case summary on property division after divorce. Kathryn Lynn Jones v. Gary Edward Jones The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 1990, and the wife filed for divorce in 2011. A trial was held, and the case went to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The issue on that appeal was […]

Court Tosses Out Appeal When Brief Fails to Minimally Comply With Rules

At August 27, 2018
By Miles Mason
In Child Support Collection, Divorce Process
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Tennessee child support collection case and appeals court process summary. In re Joshua E., et al. This was an appeal of a juvenile case from Davidson County, Tennessee. After a contentious trial of the mother’s motion for modification of parenting time, Judge Sheila Calloway issued a detailed order containing findings of fact, conclusions of law, […]

No Grandparent Visitation After Mom’s Death Absent Interference with Visits

Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent visitation and life insurance proceeds. Rose Coleman v. Bryan Olson – Tennessee divorce Auto Injunction and GP Visitation The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2007 and had a child the next year. In 2012, the wife sued for divorce. Under Tennessee law, […]