NM Supreme Court Abolishes Spousal Privilege | Criminal Case

New Mexico case summary on spousal privilege: evidence law. State of New Mexico v. David Gutierrez II Jose Valverde was shot dead in Clovis, New Mexico, in 2002. The case remained unsolved for 13 years, when David Gutierrez II was indicted for the murder. Gutierrez had told two people about his role in the crime. […]

Attorney Loses Own Divorce Case When She Failed to Appear at Trial

Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees in divorce. Gary Lee Odom v. Rachel Lea Zamata Odom The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case had been married seven years when the husband filed for divorce. At the time of trial, the husband was 66 and the wife 33. The husband had paid for […]

No Custody Jurisdiction After Child Out of TN for Six Months

At September 23, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Custody Modification, Divorce Process, Family Law
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Tennessee child custody case summary on jurisdiction (UCCJEA) and custody modification. Amber Ada Hernandez v. David Alan Hernandez The mother and father in this McNairy County, Tennessee. Case were divorced in 2006. The mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father having co-parenting time every other weekend. In about 2014, the father moved […]

Granting Motion Over Objection of Sick Attorney Not Grounds for Recusal

Tennessee case summary on recusal in divorce. Laurie Elizabeth Lee v. Bryan Mitchell Lee The mother in this Knox County, Tennessee, case filed a petition to modify the permanent parenting plan, and the case was set for trial in December 2018. The father filed an in limine motion which was to be heard the same […]

No Recusal for Judge Predicting Crediting Doctor’s Testimony

Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Marian Neamtu v. Iveta Neamtu The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2007, at which time the wife was found to be suffering from Lyme Disease and unemployable. The husband was ordered to pay $1,200 per month in alimony until death […]

Losing Motions Not Grounds for Judicial Recusal

Tennessee case summary on recusal in divorce. Pamela Diane Stark v. Joe Edward Stark The wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee case filed for divorce in 2018. The husband was a Memphis police officer, and the wife was an attorney working for the district attorney general. The wife made a claim that the husband committed […]

Court Orders Sale of Property After Wife Refuses to Sign

Tennessee case summary on enforcement of sale of real property after divorce. James V. Holleman v. Barbara J. Holleman The husband in this Knox County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2005. The parties eventually came to an agreement, and the trial court approved a marital dissolution agreement in 2006. The agreement specified that a […]

Party Entitled to Hearing if Courtroom Sound System Met ADA

Tennessee case summary on the divorce process. Kelly R. Harris v. Lonnie C. Harris The husband and wife in this Knox County, Tennessee, case were married in 1995 and had two minor children. In 2015, the wife filed for divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct. The husband filed an answer […]

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 […]