Divorce Waiting Period in Tennessee
- At November 24, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee’s divorce waiting period requires a minimum length of time from filing for divorce until the divorce can be granted: 60 days, but 90 days if the spouses have children. Some call this a cooling off period. When thoughts of Tennessee divorce transition from possibility to imperative, many a spouse might choose to bypass the […]
Read More»Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Memphis, Tennessee
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In Memphis, Tennessee, and elsewhere, domestic violence is not only widespread, it can end brutally with killing and suicide. In a 2014 report from the Violence Policy Center’s When Men Murder Women, Tennessee was #10 for U.S. single victim/offender killings of women. In a 2012 report, Tennessee ranked […]
Read More»No Custody Jurisdiction After Parents and Child Leave TN
Tennessee law case summary on child custody jurisdiction in post-divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Winfred Errol Ankton v. Chandranita Michelle Ankton – Tennessee divorce UCCJEA custody jurisdiction. Winfred and Chandranita Ankton had one child when they were divorced in Shelby County, Tennessee, in 2002, and the mother was granted primary custody. […]
Read More»Settlement Not Coerced w/ Threat to Expose Wife’s Affair to Kids
- At August 08, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process, Mediation
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Tennessee law case summary on coerced settlement in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Alissa Owen (Formerly Haas) v. Darin Haas – Tennessee divorce settlement claimed under duress Alissa Owen and Darin Haas were married in 1996 and had three children. The husband was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, and […]
Read More»TN Mom Does Not Get Access to Dad’s Psychological Records
- At July 16, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee law case summary on access to psychological records in divorce and custody law from the Court of Appeals. Hannah Ann Culbertson v. Randall Eric Culbertson – Tennessee divorce mental health records confidentiality Hannah and Randall Culbertson were married in 2004 and had two children. In 2010, they separated and the mother filed for divorce […]
Read More»TN Court Can’t Grant Judge Recusal Appeal When Reasons Not Cited
- At June 17, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process, Family Law
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Tennessee law case summary on judge recusal law in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Valerie Ann Tipton v. Joel David Constance – Tennessee judge recusal process The husband and wife were divorced in Rhea County, Tennessee, in 2008, and were involved in post-divorce contempt proceedings in 2012. At a hearing in […]
Read More»TN Husband Jailed For Contempt After Dissipating Marital Assets
- At June 11, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process, Property Division
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Tennessee law case summary on divorce in divorce and automatic injunction law from the Court of Appeals. Priscilla Lee Slagle v. Lawrence Fred Slagle – Tennessee divorce mandatory injunction. Priscilla and Lawrence Slagle were involved in divorce proceedings in 2009. The husband was held in contempt for failing to comply with discovery requests and for […]
Read More»Tenn. Lawyer Can’t Get Divorce Judge Recused Despite Alleged Hostility
- At June 06, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee law case summary on recusal of judges in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Cynthia Sherwood McKenzie v. Jason Wayne McKenzie – Tennessee divorce request for recusal of judge Cynthia and Jason McKenzie were married two years and had no children before their divorce in Davidson County, Tennessee. Cynthia was an […]
Read More»Divorcing Parents Don’t Need Temp. Plan If Already Had Permanent Plan
- At May 22, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process
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Tennessee law case summary on parenting plan law in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Christopher Vance Smalling v. Sarah Rebecca Smalling – Tennessee divorce procedure. The husband in this Sullivan County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in May 2013, alleging irreconcilable differences. The parties executed a Marital Dissolution Agreement and agreed […]
Read More»Ice Water Marks End of 27 Yr Relationship & Order of Protection
- At May 13, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process, Family Law
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Tennessee law case summary on orders of protection hearing in family law from the Court of Appeals. Anna Lois Long v. Sammy Lee Brown – Tennessee orders of protection Anna Lois Long and Sammy Lee Brown lived together for 27 years in a house owned by Brown. Two days before Christmas in 2012, Brown got […]
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