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
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, Judicial Recusal
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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 […]
Read More»Inconsistent Tennessee Parenting Plan Must Be Set Aside
- At April 24, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process
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Tennessee law case summary on parenting plans in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Gregory Keith Jarnigan v. Ginger Nicole Jarnigan – Tennessee divorce parenting plan law Ginger Nicole Jarnigan and Gregory Keith Jarnigan were married in 1997 and had three sons who were born in 1999, 2003, and 2005. In 2012, […]
Read More»TN Court Still Has Custody Jurisdiction After Parents Moved to Florida
- At April 22, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process, Family Law
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Tennessee law case summary on interstate jurisdiction in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Willard Harrison Iman, Jr., v. Megan Blanchfield Iman – Tennessee divorce Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. The mother and father had one child and were divorced in Tennessee in 2011. The divorce was based upon the […]
Read More»What Is a Tennessee Marital Dissolution Agreement?
You may have heard that most civil lawsuits are settled, meaning they do not go to trial. Frequently, that is because the dispute has been resolved through some form of alternative dispute resolution, or ADR. One form of ADR is mediation, another is negotiation. Both are commonly used in Tennessee divorce. Therefore, spouses can avoid […]
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