Prenup Tossed When Husband Failed to Disclose Condo with Ex

Tennessee case summary on enforcement of prenuptial agreements in divorce. Deborah Jean Walker v. Barry Lyle Walker Five days before their 1996 wedding, the husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case executed an antenuptial agreement. They were both represented by an attorney, and the wife’s attorney drafted the agreement. Before they signed, the […]

Court Docs From Another Case Not New Evidence For New Trial

At December 13, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Divorce Process, Prenuptial Agreement
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Tennessee case summary on property division and standard for new trial in divorce. Sonya Lee Westbrooks v. Earl Lavon Westbrooks The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case had been married for twenty years when the wife filed for divorce in 2013. The trial took place in 2017. The husband had a retirement […]

Prenuptial Agreement Terms Governed By Law of State Where Signed

At February 20, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 10-14 Years Married, Prenuptial Agreement
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Tennessee case summary on pre-nuptial agreement enforcement. Angie Renee Larsen v. George Giannakoulias The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case met in 2006 and were married in 2008. They had three children. The husband had graduated from the University of South Florida in 2002 and had a sporadic work history. He worked […]

Wife May Have Been Rushed into Prenuptial Agreement

Tennessee case summary on prenuptial agreements in divorce. Rhonda Sue Griffis Grubb v. James Wesley Grubb The trial in this Roane County, Tennessee, case was held in two parts. In the first half of the trial, the court ruled on the validity of the parties’ antenuptial agreement. The other issues in the case were decided […]

Physician and Nurse Prenup Held Valid + $8K/Mo. Alimony in Futuro

At October 16, 2017
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 15-19 Years Married, Prenuptial Agreement
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Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 16 years married. Phillip Jay Seifert v. Maria Coveny Seifert The husband and wife in this Knox County, Tennessee case were married in 1997. A few days before the marriage, they entered into an antenuptial agreement. The husband was a physician, and the wife was a registered nurse. During […]

Husband Failed to Prove Prenup to Reserve Lake House as Separate

At October 04, 2017
By Miles Mason
In Prenuptial Agreement, Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on property division, classification, retirement and prenuptial agreements in divorce. Jimmy D. Ogle v. Julie D. Duff The husband and wife in this Loudon County, Tennessee, case were married for about five and one-half years before their divorce. The husband, 58, was a self-employed surveyor, and the wife, 45, was a teacher. […]

TN Lawyer Faces Malpractice For Invalid Prenuptial Agreement

Tennessee case summary on prenuptial agreements in divorce. Dustin Scott Roberts v. William R. Ray The plaintiff in this Tennessee malpractice case got married in 2006, but before the wedding, he hired the defendant attorney to draft a prenuptial agreement. In the agreement, the husband and wife waived any claim for alimony, and stated their intent […]

Sophisticated Businessman Cannot Invalidate Prenuptial Agreement

Tennessee case summary on prenuptial agreement in divorce. James Mason Yates v. Sally Jo Seitz Yates The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 2010 and had one child, who was born prior to the marriage. Before the marriage, the wife told the husband that she wanted a prenuptial agreement, which […]

TN Widower Gets Share of Wife’s Estate Despite Prenuptial Agreement

Tennessee case summary on validity of prenuptial agreements. In re Estate of Glenda Joyce Panter Hillis The husband and wife in this Tennessee probate case were married in 1992. Prior to the marriage, the wife presented the husband with an antenuptial agreement which stated that both parties waived claims of inheritance. The agreement did not […]

Internet Bride Not Bound By Prenuptial Agreement That Was Never Translated

Tennessee case summary on prenuptial agreements in divorce. Steve Hollar v. Deicy C. Hollar The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 2009. Their courtship began over the Internet when the husband lived in Florida and the wife lived in Colombia. The husband traveled to Colombia to meet his future bride, […]