Husband’s Income Imputed for Alimony After 29 Years Married
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 29 years married. Sallie Lunn Tarver v. John Taylor Tarver, et al. The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 1987 when both were 23 years old. The husband worked for his father’s railroad construction business since he had turned 18, including during most […]
TN Maintains Child Custody Jurisdiction Even After Child Moves to GA
- At May 22, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary on jurisdiction and UCCJEA. Christopher Michael Parker v. Courtney Williams Parker The child in this Bedford County, Tennessee, case was born in 2008, and the parents divorced in 2009. The mother was named primary residential parent with 310 days per year of parenting time, and the father received 55 […]
Mom Loses Custody After Getting “Specious No Contact Order” Against Dad
- At May 15, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. In re L.T. The child in this Shelby County, Tennessee, custody case was born in January 2014. After her birth, the father made a petition for visitation rights, and this petition was granted. He was awarded custodial visitation on alternating weekends and certain holidays. He was also allowed regular […]
Dad Loses Visitation Days When Stepmom & Stepsister Pose Threat
- At May 08, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody case summary on custody modification. Angela Charlene Iveson v. Jeffrey Wayne Iveson The mother and father in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2009. They had three children, two of whom subsequently reached the age of majority. The father had been named primary residential parent of the two older children, […]
No Recovery of Attorneys Fees Unless Settlement Terms Provide for Them
- At April 10, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees
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Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees in post-divorce action. Katherine Mae Pruitt v. Travis Pruitt The child in this Henry County, Tennessee, case was born in 2013, and the parents married in 2014. The father, however, was not the child’s biological parent, a fact that was undisputed. But he executed a document to place his […]
Trial Court Cannot Just Adopt Ex-wife’s Attorney’s Findings of Fact
- At April 08, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on findings of fact in post-divorce proceedings. Jeffrey Glenn Mitchell v. Carol Ann Thomas Mitchell The husband and wife in this Blount County, Tennessee, case had two children, ages 15 and 11, at the time of their 2011 divorce. In 2014, the husband came back to court to modify the child support […]
Who Gets the Credit? Child Tax Credit, Dependent Care Credit
- At April 05, 2019
- By Miles Mason
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Who Gets the Credit? Calculating the New Child Tax Credits in Your Parenting Plan Cover story for the March 2019 Tennessee Bar Journal. Citation: 55 Tennessee Bar Journal, 3 (Mar. 2019). Copyright 2019 Tennessee Bar Journal and Miles Mason Family Law Group, PLC. Reprinted with permission. New tax law? Really? Really. The children’s dependency deductions are […]
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 […]
Mom Admitted to Sex After Separation But Still Adultery in Tennessee
- At March 13, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on grounds of adultery and vaccination over objection of mother in divorce. Brianna Danielle King v. Aaron Jefferson Daily The husband and wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married in 2011 and had two children, a son born in 2011 and a daughter born in 2013. The husband worked for […]
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 […]
