Trial or Settlement in Tennessee Divorce Law?
Trial or Settlement in Tennessee Divorce Law? Thoughts on what it means to settle or go to trial in Tennessee divorce cases.
[auto_thumb width=”250″ height=”150″ link=”” lightbox=”true” align=”right” title=”” alt=”” iframe=”false” frame=”true” crop=”true”]https://memphisdivorce.com/wp-content/uploads/img_stock-mediation.jpg[/auto_thumb]There are only two ways to obtain a divorce under Tennesse family law: trial or settlement. While a vast majority of divorces are resolved by settlement, a trial will most likely occur when:
- There are no settlement opportunities (for example, both parties demand final decision-making authority with the children), or
- The settlement offer from the other spouse does not make financial sense and your proposed settlement has been rejected, or
- There is a difference of opinion of law between the parties’ attorneys in which there is little “middle ground.
The topic of trials include the following:
- Grounds for divorce;
- Identification, classification, valuation and division of marital property;
- Child custody and visitation;
- Child support; and
- Alimony.
