Adverse rulings are not grounds for judicial recusal.
- At December 30, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal in divorce. Sarah Edge Woodward v. Geoffrey Hamilton Woodward The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2001 and had three children. In 2021, the mother filed for divorce, alleging irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct. At one of the first hearings in the […]
Read More»TN Statute Does Not Allow Attorney’s Fees for Divorce Property Division Issues
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees for property division enforcement after divorce. Virgil Lee Parker v. Paul J. Parker The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2021 on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. The parties executed a marital dissolution agreement dividing their property. The husband came back to court […]
Read More»Wife Violated Discovery Orders Not Allowed to Present Evidence
- At December 28, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on discovery sanctions in divorce. This is a memorandum opinion. Under the rules of this Court, as a memorandum opinion, this opinion may not be published, “cited[,] or relied on for any reason in any unrelated case.” TENN. CT. APP. R. 10. Thomas Joseph Nedumthottathil v. Siby John Thomas The husband and […]
Read More»Mom Guilty of Contempt for Discussing Custody With Kids
- At December 19, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on divorce process. Dustin Balch v. Brittanie Cilley The two children in this Fentress County, Tennessee, juvenile court case were born in 2007 and 2009, and had most recently lived in Cumberland County. In February 2022, the Circuit Court heard an appeal of a Juvenile Court case involving a petition for dependency […]
Read More»Financial Experts Get Divorces Settled with Reports
In divorces, a well-crafted and thoughtful business valuation or forensic accounting report, can result in very favorable settlements. https://youtu.be/TL856hK7r6I?si=oAQxfFWXy5EnINDYVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Forensic Accountants Get Divorces Settled with Reports (https://youtu.be/TL856hK7r6I?si=oAQxfFWXy5EnINDY) For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. […]
Read More»Subpoena Process: Business Valuation in Divorce
In divorces with business valuations, why issue formal discovery (interrogatories and requests for production of documents) and subpoenas? Is this not duplicative? Not if the judge later says you should have issued a subpoena to the business for the records. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 […]
Read More»Family Lawyers Don’t Know What They Don’t Know | Business Valuation & Divorce
Why forensic accountants and business valuation expert witnesses must teach family lawyers what they don’t know. Family lawyers don’t always know what they need to ask. Mason offers his thoughts and comments. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. Why attorneys […]
Read More»Business Valuation Experts, Discovery & General Ledgers
Business valuation experts know they need general ledgers. But do family lawyers and judges even know what general ledgers are? Mason describes some of the challenges he has experienced. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. Experiences that can expedite and […]
Read More»Motions to Compel Discovery & General Ledgers in Divorces w/ Business Valuations
In divorces with business valuations, some family lawyers wait too long to begin or enforce the discovery process. In order to do their work, forensic accountants and business valuation experts need the documents. Duh. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. […]
Read More»Financial Expert Witness “Beauty Contests”
Sometimes a business valuation or forensic accounting engagement comes down to the experience, skill, likeability and reputation of the particular expert witness and not who is right or wrong. For CPE credit to view this presentation and others from this conference, click here: 2023 FORENSIC & VALUATION SERVICES CONFERENCE BUNDLE. Experts can’t help if they […]
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