Mom Can’t Lose Custody Based Upon Previously Authorized Relocation
- At July 18, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification, Relocation
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Katherine Sanko v. Clinton Sanko The parents of four in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in Pennsylvania in 2001 and were divorced in 2014. Soon after the divorce, the mother requested permission to relocate to Pennsylvania with the children. The case was ultimately heard by the Tennessee […]
Read More»“Fifty Miles” in TN Parental Relocation Law Means Distance as the Crow Flies, Not Driving Distance
- At June 22, 2023
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Relocation
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Tennessee child custody case summary on parent relocation. Stephanie Barrett v. Ronald Killings The Tennessee Parental Relocation Statute applies to cases where a parent moves to another state, or “more than fifty miles from the other parent within the state.” In this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case, the court was called upon to decide the exact […]
Read More»What Family Lawyers Need to Know About Forensic Vocational Assessments
For divorces and other family law matters, courts need evidence of spouses’ earning capacity to determine alimony and child support, relocation impact on earnings, and rehabilitation, career, and vocational planning for those re-entering the labor market. David R. Strauser, Ph.D. discusses vocational evaluations. Thank you, David for joining our Lunch and Learn! A nationally recognized […]
Read More»Court Takes Judicial Notice of Google Maps for Relocation
- At March 17, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification, Relocation
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Tennessee child custody modification and relocation case summary. Sarah Perkins Chambers v. Joshua Timothy Chambers The parents in this Sevier County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2017 when their child was four years old. They had agreed to a permanent parenting plan which named the mother as the primary residential parent with joint decision making […]
Read More»Parental Relocation Appeal Sent Back to Lower Court When Not All Issues Decided
- At August 29, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Relocation
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Tennessee child custody case summary on parental relocation. Eddie J. Smith, Jr., v. Theresa Y. Peoples After the mother relocated from Tennessee to Florida with the minor child, the father brought a petition in Montgomery County, Tennessee, in which he alleged that the mother had blatantly violated both the permanent parenting plan and the Tennessee […]
Read More»Judge Cannot Restrict Move by Custodial Parent of Less Than 50 Miles
- At February 27, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Relocation
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Tennessee child custody case summary on parental relocation. Catherine Caton v. Kyle Austin Caton The mother and father in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2013. The mother was named the primary residential parent for the two minor children, ages eight and three. She was granted 209 days parenting time, with the father being […]
Read More»TN Parental Relocation Statute Takes Precedence Over PPP Language
- At October 24, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Relocation
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Tennessee parent relocation case summary. In re Blake A., et al. The parents in this Tennessee case lived together until their 2011 separation. They were the parents of a son and a daughter. At the time of their separation, the Montgomery County court legitimated the children and entered a permanent parenting plan. Among other things, […]
Read More»NOTICE – New Law in 2018: Tennessee Parent Relocation Law Changed
Do to a new law passed in 2018, Tennessee’s parent relocation statute and law changed dramatically for all new parent relocation matters filed after July 1, 2018. This means that much of the prior case law discussing move away cases, especially involving parents who did not share roughly equal parenting time, is no longer valid […]
Read More»Court Will Not Hear Parental Relocation Case Appeal Piecemeal
- At June 18, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Relocation
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Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce. Christopher Conrad Fichtel v. Jill Crowell Vichtel The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2010. Under the parenting plan, the In 2013, the mother sent a certified letter to the father stating that she intended to relocate to Columbus, Ohio, with […]
Read More»TBJ Article on Update in Relocation Law in Tennessee: Aragon
- At December 30, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Relocation
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In the May 2017 edition of the Tennessee Bar Journal, Marlene Eskind Moses and Manuel Benjamin Russ contributed an interesting and insightful article, entitle “Redefining Relocation,” in which they discussed a recent TN court case, Aragon v. Aragon. The decision of this custody case will have a significant influence on case rulings regarding the relocation […]
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