Pre-marital Stock Options Became Marital Property When Comingled

Tennessee case summary on commingling in divorce. Kathryn Lynn Jones v. Gary Edward Jones The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case met in 1985 and were married in 1990. In 2011, the wife filed a complaint for divorce, and trial was held in 2014, after their youngest child had turned 18. The marital […]

TN Wife’s Inheritance Remains Her Separate Property, Despite Joint Account

Tennessee case summary on transmutation in divorce. Robert Harold Douglas v. Susan Mercedes Douglas The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 1995 and separated in 2013. They had one child, who was already over the age of majority at the time of the divorce. One of the major assets was […]

Wife’s Relationship With Expert Witness Did Not Warrant New Trial

At December 05, 2016
By Miles Mason
In Divorce Process, Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on classification of debentures in divorce. Jill St. John-Parker v. Virgil Duane Parker The husband and wife in this Tennessee case were married in 1990 and had one child, who was over 18 at the time of their divorce. The husband was an attorney and the wife was a certified public accountant. […]

TN Couple’s Extensive Real Estate Held To Be Marital Property

At May 16, 2016
By Miles Mason
In Divorce Process, Property Classification, Property Valuation
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Tennessee case summary on divorce valuation and special master. Timothy James Hardin v. Veronica Hensley-Hardin The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 1992 and had four children, one of whom died during the marriage. The husband owned and operated a heating and air conditioning business, and the wife worked for a […]

TN Husband Bound By Deed To Wife Signed During Divorce

Tennessee case summary on transmutation of real property in divorce. Mildred S. Draper v. Donald Mark Draper – Tennessee divorce separate v. marital property The wife in this Tennessee case filed for divorce after nearly forty years of marriage. She cited inappropriate marital conduct and irreconcilable differences. The husband denied wrongdoing, but before doing so, he […]

Range Rover Stays Husband’s Separate Property in Tennessee Divorce

Tennessee case summary on property division and classification in divorce. Mark Stephen Keown v. Alyson Savino Keown At the time of their Tennessee divorce, Mark and Alyson Keown had been married less than two years, and were the parents of one child who was three years old. Shortly after the child was born, the mother […]

Wife Didn’t Get Marital Interest in Husband’s Motorcycle Dealership in Tennessee Divorce

Tennessee law case summary on transmutation and property classification in divorce law from the Court of Appeals. Christy L. Griffith v. Glen H. Griffith – transmutation of business in Tennessee divorce The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case had been married for fifteen years and had one child. At the time of the marriage, […]

Electrical Business Valued at $260,000. Goodwill Held Not To Be Divided in Divorce.

At July 22, 2015
By Miles Mason
In Business Valuation, Property Classification
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Tennessee law case summary on classification and business valuation in divorce law from the Court of Appeals. Susan Anne Ogles v. Thomas Wayne Ogles Susan and Thomas Ogles were married in 2001, when the wife was 54 years old and the husband 56. It was the fourth marriage for both. The husband owned an 88 acre […]

Appreciation of Premarital Retirement Accounts Separate Property Again Thanks to Tennessee Divorce Law Change

At June 29, 2015
By Miles Mason
In News, Property Classification, Property Division
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New Tennessee divorce law changes retirement and fringe benefit division. The appreciation of pre-marital retirement assets are separate property again for divorces filed after July 1, 2015. IRA and 401(k) balances at date of marriage and appreciation of those amounts to be separate property in divorce law again after change by Supreme Court of Tennessee. […]

Tennessee Doctor Doesn’t Get Piano in Divorce But Gets Value of House

At April 01, 2015
By Miles Mason
In Property Classification, Property Valuation
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Tennessee law case summary on property division in divorce law from the Court of Appeals. Loretta M. Gaither v. Michael Deleon Gaither – Tennessee divorce property division classification Michael Gaither, a medical doctor, had been married to Loretta Gaither, a nurse anesthetist, for 28 years at the time of their Tennessee divorce. The wife was 57 […]