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 […]
Read More»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 […]
Read More»Party Entitled to Hearing if Courtroom Sound System Met ADA
- At September 03, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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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 […]
Read More»Divorce Court Had Jurisdiction Over Wife in India
- At August 22, 2019
- By Miles Mason
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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 […]
Read More»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 […]
Read More»Hearing Required Before Divorce For Inappropriate Conduct
- At July 29, 2019
- By Miles Mason
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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 […]
Read More»Tennessee Adopts Collaborative Family Law Rule 53
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, […]
Read More»NEW LAW in 2019 | Objections to RPDs Must Be More Specific
- At July 03, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process, News
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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 […]
Read More»Not Enough Evidence to Set Aside Marital Dissolution Agreement
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 […]
Read More»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 […]
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