Splitting Retirement Funds after a Tennessee Divorce
Dividing property after a Tennessee divorce, including retirement funds, can become messy. While many couples tend to think only about tangible items, such as homes, intangible property is just as important to consider. A divorce attorney in Memphis can help with the divorce process in Tennessee and ensure proper representation when deciding how to divide […]
Read More»Doctor’s Wife Failed to Introduce Evidence of Value Added to Practice
Tennessee business valuation law case summary – Medical Practice. Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Hartman v. Hartman – Tennessee Divorce Business Valuation Law – Medical Practice and Appreciation of Separate Property In Tennessee Court of Appeals case Hartman v. Hartman, the main issue on appeal was whether the wife […]
Read More»Husband’s Part of Injury Settlement Deemed Marital Property
Tennessee law case summary on divorce and marital property law and valuation in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Lane v. Lane – Tennessee Divorce Laws Thomas and Wanda Lane were married in 2006. It was the second marriage for both parties. Wanda had children from a previous marriage, and also began […]
Read More»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 […]
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»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»Transmutation Does Not Include Joint Tax Return Refund in Tennessee
Tennessee law case summary for transmutation and prenuptial agreements in Tennessee family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The Estate of Noel C. Hunt v Trisha L. Jolley Hunt In the case of Noel C. Hunt and Trisha L. Jolley Hunt, the wife claimed that she should have received a portion, if not all, of the tax refunds […]
Read More»15 Yr Marriage TN Transitional Alimony Extended to Retirement
Case summary on Tennessee alimony law and pension division of marital property in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. William N. Nusbaum v. Lucile E Nusbaum – Tennessee Alimony Appeal William Nusbaum, the husband, and Lucile Nusbaum, the wife were married in 1994 and had no children. The wife has a high school […]
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