Owned Prior to Marriage by Wife, Marital Residence Held Marital
Tennessee case summary on classification of marital residence in divorce. Jonathan George Carter v. Elizabeth Jo Browne The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 2008 and had no children. In 2015, the wife filed for divorce, and the husband filed a counter-complaint for divorce. The trial court denied the […]
Read More»Husband Missing Chart: Divorce Property Division Appeal Tossed Out
Tennessee case summary of a divorce trial appeal after 13 years married. Ivan Michael Kanski v. Kelly Jean Kanski The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2004 and had one child in 2007. Prior to the marriage, the couple lived in a Nashville duplex owned by the husband. They […]
Read More»No Transmutation: Wife Retains Interest in Pre-marital Real Estate
Tennessee case summary on property classification and transmutation in divorce. Ronald Dana Harper v. Annette Carrol Harper The husband and wife in this Madison County, Tennessee, case were married in 2011. It was the wife’s second marriag and the husband’s fourth. They separated in 2016, and the husband filed for divorce. The parties stipulated to […]
Read More»Wife Awarded $1,100 Alimony in Futuro But Child Support Must Come First
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 18 years married. Robin Lynn Bolt v. Michael David Bolt The husband and wife in this Monroe County, Tennessee, case were married in 1998 and had one child, who was 16 years old at the time of the 2017 divorce trial. In 2016, the wife filed for divorce on […]
Read More»Wife Not Entitled to House Brought to Marriage by Husband
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 15 years married plus property classification of house. Safronia Rufsholm v. Jerry Rufsholm The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 2000. They had no children, although the wife had children from a prior marriage. The husband was retired from the military and drew […]
Read More»Divorce Court Cannot Look at Trust Assets; Separate Property Awarded to Wife
Tennessee case summary on commingling and trusts in divorce. Desiree Daniels Disterdick v. John Disterdick The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in 1986. The wife filed a complaint for divorce in 2012, and the case was eventually heard by Judge L. Marie Williams after the recusal of another judge. […]
Read More»Deferred Compensation & Divorce: Retirement Accounts and Self-Employed Spouses | PART FOUR
- At June 29, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Property Classification
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Classifying deferred compensation as marital or separate property in Tennessee divorce is not a simple matter. In this final segment, we explore the court’s handling of a self-employed spouse’s SEP-IRA. And how income and appreciation on a former spouse’s already-divided deferred compensation plan should be considered for purposes of child support. Lastly, we’ve included a […]
Read More»$2M Handshake Deal Is Dissipation | $4M Gifts to Wife Are Separate
Tennessee case summary on dissipation, gift and separate property, and valuation in divorce. Kisha Dean Trezevant v. Stanley H. Trezevant, III The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 1990. They had two daughters, both of whom had reached the age of majority by the time of the divorce trial. […]
Read More»Stipulated Date When Property Valued Remains Even Over Lengthy Time
Tennessee case summary on property division and classification in divorce. Melody Crunk Telfer v. George Curtiss Telfer The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 1985, and the wife filed for divorce in 2010 in Williamson County. There were numerous disputes over the status of the parties’ assets, and the case was appealed […]
Read More»Deferred Compensation & Divorce: Premarital Assets, Post-Marital Valuation | PART THREE
In this third installation in our series about the treatment of deferred compensation in Tennessee divorce, we continue working through the various challenges these assets pose to courts, attorneys, and their clients. Part One was an overview of various retirement plans and fringe benefits falling within the scope of deferred compensation. Included were select provisions […]
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