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 […]
Mom Loses Custody After Prescription Drug Arrest
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Samantha Audrey Haak v. Christopher Rodney Haak The mother and father in this Hardin County, Tennessee, case were the parents of two minor children at the time of their 2014 divorce. They entered into an agreed parenting plan naming the mother the primary residential parent. The father was awarded […]
Dad Awarded Custody After Mother Attempted Alienation
- At January 10, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. William Thomas Fiala v. Kelly Lauren Fiala The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were the parents of one son when they divorced in 2013. The parties agreed to a permanent parenting plan naming the mother as the primary residential parent, with 261 days parenting time. […]
Lawyer Father Claimed More Flexible Schedule Gets More Time
- At January 07, 2019
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Courtney P. Brunetz v. Neil A. Brunetz The mother and father in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2013. They had two children, who were 5 and 9 years old at the time of the divorce. The parties agreed to a permanent parenting plan which named the […]
More Must Be Determined For Parent to Be Voluntarily Underemployed
Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Kellye Ann Reid v. Mitchell Sherman Reid The mother and father in this Putnam County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2011. The permanent parenting plan named the mother as the primary residential parent, with both parents being granted equal parenting time. The father was ordered to pay […]
