Ex-Wife’s Attorney Should Have Made Sure QDRO Correct
Tennessee case summary after divorce regarding QDRO and retirement division. Darlene Christmas Murray (Godsey) v. Louis Wade Godsey The husband and wife in this Roane County, Tennessee case were married in 1976, and shortly thereafter the husband joined the navy. He later worked for the Federal Aviation Administration and participated in the Civil Service Retirement […]
Read More»Dad’s Failure to Insure Barred by Statute of Limitation
Tennessee case summary after divorce. Deborah Bistolfi Felker et al., v. Rex Stephen Felker The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2005 and executed a marital dissolution agreement. Among other things, the agreement provided that the husband must maintain a life insurance policy of $150,000 naming the son as […]
Read More»Divorce Settlement Set Aside When Wife Unrepresented
Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Richard Alan Shannon v. Genera Carandang Shannon The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2017 after 23 years of marriage. They had entered into a marital dissolution agreement. But even though the husband had in the military for 25 years, the agreement […]
Read More»Wife’s Guilty Plea Did Not Preclude Order for Protection
Tennessee divorce case summary on domestic violence. Amber Lyn Rogers v. Joshua Michael Rogers, Sr. The wife in this Blount County, Tennessee, case filed for an order of protection from her estranged husband. In her petition, she alleged that the husband placed her in a wrist lock and dragged her, as she screamed that he […]
Read More»Child Born Prior to Same-Sex Marriage Is Child of Marriage
- At August 04, 2021
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee child custody and same sex marriage case summary in divorce. Cedra Deanntre Potts (Taylor) v. Starr Anastasia Potts Prior to the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, the parties in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case participated in civil union ceremonies, and decided to have children through in vitro fertilization. The plaintiff was impregnated with embryos […]
Read More»No Need to Bifurcate Divorce and Civil Contempt Hearing
- At August 02, 2021
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee case summary on bifurcation and contempt in divorce. Erin Elizabeth Otto v. Timothy Jason Otto The husband and wife in this Hickman County, Tennessee, case were married in 1996 in Wisconsin, and spent most of the marriage in Tennessee. They had five children, two of whom were minors at the time of their 2017 […]
Read More»Divorce Court Free to Modify Temporary Oral Custody Order
- At July 28, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process
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Tennessee child custody case summary and divorce process. Lisa Ann Woods Neisler v. Guy Wayne Neisler The mother in this McMinn County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2019, and requested a restraining order and temporary parenting plan. The parties ultimately agreed to a disposition, but the trial court declined to approve it until after […]
Read More»Ex-Husband Must Repay Loan to Ex-Wife
Tennessee case summary on collection of money after divorce. Mary Hanes Lancaster Lockett v. Marc Kevin Runyan Sr. The husband and wife in this Washington County, Tennessee, case were married in 2014. During the marriage, the wife loaned the husband about $200,000, approximately half of which was paid back during the marriage. They were divorced […]
Read More»Husband Can’t Be In Contempt Absent Finding of Ability to Pay
Tennessee case summary on post-divorce alimony collection. John C. Helton v. Esther R. Helton The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case divorced in 2016. Their marital dissolution agreement was approved by the court, and called for the husband to pay alimony of $4,000 per month until the marital home was sold, and […]
Read More»2021 Changes to TRCP and TRAP Family Lawyers Need to Know
- At June 01, 2021
- By Miles Mason
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Changes to TRCP and TRAP Effective July 1, 2021 that Family Law Practitioners Need to Know by: Kate Anderson A number of amendments to the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure are set to go into effect on July 1, 2021, and there are a few of these which […]
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