Appreciation of Investment Property: What Is Substantial Contribution in Tennessee Divorce Law?
Appreciation of Investment Property: What Is “Substantial Contribution” in Tennessee Divorce Law? Tennessee courts divide the value of investment property between two spouses at divorce if investments are acquired during any portion the marriage, even until the date of the final divorce hearing. In contrast, investment property is considered each spouse’s separate property if the […]
Read More»Appreciation of Business Interests: What is Substantial Contribution in Tennessee Divorce Law?
Appreciation of Business Interests: What Is a “Substantial Contribution” in Tennessee Divorce Law? Just as with investment property and real property, the appreciation of a business interest may be considered marital property at divorce. Even when the spouse who owns the business acquired and ran the business independently of the non-owning spouse, the court may […]
Read More»26 Yr Marriage | Wife’s Workers Compensation Money is Marital Property
Tennessee law case summary on marital property law and classification in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Linda Haun Scarbrough v Gary Lynn Scarbrough – Tennessee Property Division Law – Classification as Marital or Separate Property Gary Scarbroagh, Husband, and Linda Scarbrough, Wife, marred in 1985 in Tennessee prior to moving to Florida […]
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- At October 16, 2012
- By Miles Mason
- In Property Division
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View our Tennessee Property Division Video Series. Tennessee Property Division Laws Tennessee property division law calls for equitable division following identification, classification, and valuation of marital assets and debt. Topics in the video series include: Discovery & identification of marital property Dissipation of marital property Classification of property as marital or separate Whether or not […]
Read More»Appreciation of Real Estate: What Is “Substantial Contribution” in Tennessee Divorce Law?
Classification of Real Estate in Tennessee Divorce Law: Marital or Separate Property? Appreciation of Real Estate: What Is a “Substantial Contribution”? When two parties divorce in Tennessee, real estate acquired before the marriage is considered separate property. The appreciation of separately owned real estate also remains separate property unless the non-owning spouse can prove to the court […]
Read More»Funeral Home Valued | TN Business Valuation Divorce Case
Tennessee business valuation law case summary – funeral home. Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Erwin v. Erwin, 1988 WL 27249 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 25, 1988). Frances and Robert Erwin were married in 1958. In 1967, the husband, along with partner J.W. Carr, purchased the stock of a funeral […]
Read More»Optometrist Practice Becomes Marital Property w/ Wife’s Contributions
Tennessee business valuation law case summary – Optometrist. Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Bacigalupo v. Bacigalupo, No. W2003-01578-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. App. October 4, 2004). An optometrist, Mr. Bacigalupo (“Mr. B.”), filed for a divorce from Mrs. Bacigalupo (“Mrs. B”), citing inappropriate marital conduct and irreconcilable differences. Mrs. B. counterclaimed, stating she […]
Read More»4 Factors How to Divide Marital Debts in Tennessee Divorce
- At September 10, 2012
- By Miles Mason
- In Property Division
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Tennessee law case summary on property and debt division in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Alford v. Alford, 120 S.W.3d 810, No. E2001-02361-SC-R11-CV (Tenn. 2003). As the Supreme Court of Tennessee noted at the beginning of its opinion, Mr. and Mrs. Alford had an unusual marital history: they married on November […]
Read More»Blasingame Case Sets Standards for TN Business Valuation
Tennessee business valuation law case summary. Tennessee divorce and family law from the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Author’s note: Blasingame marked the beginning of the modern era in Tennessee business valuation law. Most cases cite Blasingame for its basic analysis of Tennessee law. Blasingame v. American Materials, 654 S.W.2d 659, 35 UCC Rep.Serv. 1610, 36 UCC […]
Read More»Mobile Homes Co. Valued | Marketability Discount Discounted
Tennessee business valuation law case summary. Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Anderson v. Anderson, No. E2005-02110-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. App. Sept. 5, 2006). Tennessee Business Valuation Law: Mobile Homes In granting Thomas and Dimple Mae Anderson’s divorce, the trial court in Monroe County made valuations on the marital property. Mrs. Anderson disagreed […]
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