Rental Property Owned Before Marriage Became Marital Asset
Tennessee case summary on property classification and transmutation in divorce. Michael Lee Givens v. Tristine Ann Givens The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in 2002 and had no children. The husband filed for divorce in 2012, and the trial was held in 2015, at which time the husband was […]
Read More»Divorcing Wife Entitled to Extra Time To Complete Business Valuation
Tennessee case summary on business valuation in divorce and gifting a painting. Jennifer Kate Watts v. Scottie Lee Watts The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case had been married for twenty years and had two minor children at the time of their 2014 divorce. The wife was a certified public accountant, and […]
Read More»Tennessee Mandatory Injunction Law – Willful, Deliberate Violations, PART FOUR
- At December 29, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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This is the final segment in our four-part series on Tennessee’s mandatory injunction law. As with Part One, Part Two, and Part Three, we continue to focus on judicial interpretation, application, and enforcement of injunctive orders in divorce and legal separation cases. How are spouses who violate the divorce injunction held accountable? Mainly through contempt […]
Read More»Military Pension Divided in Divorce Based Upon Vested Benefit
Tennessee case summary on dividing a military pension in divorce. Karen H. Foster v. Douglas S. Foster The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2006 after 13 years of marriage. At the time of the divorce, the husband held the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army after 14 […]
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»TN Mandatory Injunction Law | Cash Flow and Concealed Assets, PART TWO
- At October 27, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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In Part Two of our series on Tennessee’s mandatory injunction law, we review the issues of maintaining cash flow and concealing assets in divorce. What consequences follow a spouse’s failure to disclose funds received from a retirement account deemed a marital asset? When does such nondisclosure intentionally violate the injunction? And how should the court […]
Read More»Husband Dissipated Estate w/ Secret Purchases + Alimony $1.8K/Mo.
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 26 years married. Carolyn Ann Talley v. Clinton Eugene Talley The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 1986 and separated in 2012. They had two children, both of whom were over the age of majority at the time of the divorce. The wife filed a […]
Read More»Husband Failed to Prove Prenup to Reserve Lake House as Separate
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. […]
Read More»Ex-Husband Denied Change to Divorce Based on Federal Pension Rules
- At July 31, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Property Division
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Tennessee case summary on dividing federal pension in divorce. Kathaleen Moriarty King v. Hal David King The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were divorced in 1997, and the wife was awarded a percentage of the husband’s federal retirement. Under their agreement, which was incorporated into the judgment, the wife was to receive half […]
Read More»Double Dipping in Tennessee Divorce Means Double Trouble (Part III)
In this final segment of our 3-part series on double dipping in Tennessee divorce, the trouble with double counting is focused on the closely held business or professional practice. (Read Part I and Part II of this series.) Anyone who has pushed through a business start-up appreciates the sweat equity required in the early days. […]
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