Tennessee Wife Gets Family’s Small Business, but Split Approved
- At March 07, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Classification
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Tennessee law case summary with a business in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Frank Ray Baggett v. Anne Marie Baggett – Tennessee divorce with a business The wife filed for divorce after eight years of marriage. Shortly thereafter, the husband filed a separate action alleging that he had been improperly excluded […]
Read More»Tennessee Divorce Reopened When Millionaire Farmer Husband Hid Assets
Tennessee law case summary on hidden assets in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. James Glen Kirk v. Gloria Taylor Kirk – Tennessee divorce hidden assets. The husband and wife were married in 1987. The husband ran a farming operation, and the wife worked as a mortgage broker. In 2008, the husband […]
Read More»Tennessee Divorce Stands Despite Ex-Wife’s Cold Feet About Agreement
Tennessee law case summary on settlements in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Angela Denise Jones v. Mark Allen Jones – Tennessee divorce and trying to back out The husband and wife were married in 1995 and had four children, three of whom were living at the time of their 2011 divorce. […]
Read More»Plan Payments Split When Tenn. Couple Divorces During Chapter 13 Plan
Tennessee law case summary on bankruptcy in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Elizabeth LaFon Western Vinson v. James Gerald Vinson – Tennessee bankruptcy during divorce The mother and father were married in 1997 and had two sons, born in 1998 and 2001. In 2011, the mother filed for divorce, alleging adultery. The […]
Read More»TN Home Held Marital Property Even Though Bought with Husband’s Assets
Tennessee law case summary on transmutation in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Troy Steven Potter v. Christa Gilman Potter – Tennessee divorce and transmutation law The husband and wife were married in 2001. Each had children from prior marriages, but no children were born of the marriage. The husband was a […]
Read More»Spending on a Tennessee Valentine Who’s Not Your Spouse?
- At February 14, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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What is it about Valentine’s Day that motivates seemingly normal Tennesseans to share the worst of prose? (“I’m out HUNTING for a VALENTINE. Are you GAME?”) Why is it perfectly acceptable on Valentine’s Day to consume the entire gift-box of Godiva chocolates or pop silly sweethearts conversation hearts like Pez? By the way, Necco produces […]
Read More»Tenn. Ex-wife Faces Bureaucratic Nightmare Collecting Military Pension
Tennessee law case summary on military divorce pensions after divorce from the Court of Appeals. Michael Daniel Fry v. Yuriko Shinoda Fry – Tennessee divorce military pension. The husband and wife were divorced in 2000 after a ten-year marriage. The husband was retired from the U.S. Navy, and half of his military pension that had […]
Read More»TN Farm Property Remained Husband’s Separate Property Despite Increase
- At November 22, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Home, Property Classification
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Tennessee law case summary on classifying property value increase as marital or separate in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Lillie Franchie Huddleston v. Robert Lee Huddleston – Tennessee divorce property classification When the husband and wife married in 1969, each brought real property to the marriage. The husband owned a farm in Putnam […]
Read More»Allocating One Spouse’s Cosmetic Surgery Debt in TN Divorce
The question – “How to allocate one spouse’s cosmetic surgery debt in Tennessee divorce?” – is a loaded one. With elective surgery costs, most parties dig into their respective positions on the issue. Consider the following… If a woman augments her breasts with implants, why should her husband pay for it in the divorce? If […]
Read More»Marital Assets Being Used For Tax Bill Made Separate Assets Martial
Tennessee law case summary on classifying marital and separate property in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Melody Crunk Telfer v. George Curtiss Telfer – Tennessee divorce property classification The husband and wife were married in 1985. Until 2000, they were both employed, and their practice was to deposit their paychecks into a joint […]
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