Husband Must Pay $20K for Assault + Found Voluntarily Underemployed
Tennessee case summary on damages for domestic violence in divorce and voluntary underemployment. Cynthia M. Kanka v. Christopher Kanka The husband and wife in this Marshall County, Tennessee, case had been married for 24 years when the wife filed a complaint for divorce. Her complaint also included a claim for tort damages based on her […]
Read More»Changes to Agreed Parenting Plan Not Allowed Without Prior Notice
- At March 19, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process
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Tennessee child custody case summary on judge adding parental restrictions in divorce. Shayla Leanne Guy Brantley v. Cordary Quincy Vernard Brantley The husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, were the parents of two children at the time of their 2016 divorce hearing. The parties made a marital dissolution agreement which included an agreed parenting […]
Read More»Ex-Husband Delay of Divorce Division Not Held Contempt
- At January 22, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on post-divorce enforcement and contempt. Timothy Alan Portice v. Roshawnda Lynn Foster Portice The husband and wife in this Campbell County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2016. The decree called for the sale of the marital residence to be sold with the equity equally divided. Until the sale, the husband was to […]
Read More»TN Mandatory Injunction Law – Dissipation, PART THREE
This is Part Three in our Tennessee mandatory injunction law information series. In it we look to ways dissipation of marital assets could violate the injunction in divorce or legal separation. A related concern is a spouse’s failure to preserve a marital asset, also briefly discussed. Our focus is on how Tennessee’s courts have interpreted […]
Read More»Change of Life Insurance Beneficiary While Divorce Pending Void Under Automatic Injunction
- At April 20, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on automatic injunction in divorce. Rose Coleman v. Bryan Olson The complaint in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, divorce case had recently been filed in 2012. Shortly after the case was filed, the mother began experiencing physical symptoms and was treated at the emergency room. Later that day, she sent a text message […]
Read More»Claim of Duress and Being Forced to Sign Settlement Not Credible
- At March 01, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on duress and settlement enforcement in divorce. Wife vs. Husband (names removed upon request) The wife in this Sullivan County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in February 2013. In May of that year, her first attorney was permitted to withdraw. After her second attorney died, she asked for a continuance, which was […]
Read More»Husband In Contempt for Not Obeying Marital Termination Agreement
- At February 15, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on contempt to enforce a settlement after divorce. John Christopher Gibbs v. Lisa Stacy Gibbs The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2009. They entered into a marital termination agreement, which was incorporated into the final decree. It provided that the husband transfer certain vehicles to the wife, […]
Read More»Divorce Judge Must Recuse Himself After Posting Instagram Photos of Himself with Attorney
Tennessee case summary on a judge’s recusal in divorce. Arron Wesley Frazier v. Lee Anne Frazier In 2015, the husband and wife in this Tennessee case met with an attorney to discuss ending their marriage. After the meeting, the attorney, acting as the attorney for the husband, sent the husband a marital termination agreement. As […]
Read More»TN Divorcing Spouse Must Get Notice of Attorney’s Lien Hearing
Tennessee case summary on property division and attorney’s fees in divorce. Scott Elmer McCarter v. Debra Lynn Walker McCarter The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2012 after a 36 year marriage. The wife brought an appeal, and in 2014, the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment. After the appeal, the […]
Read More»No Jurisdiction When Underlying Divorce Case Not Properly Served
Tennessee child support case summary on service of process and subject matter jurisdiction in divorce. State of Tennessee ex rel. Barbara E. Catalano v. William R. Woodcock In 2001, the mother in this Tennessee child support case obtained a default divorce in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The issue of child support for the parties’ 17 year […]
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