More Really Bad Divorce Advice You Must Ignore
- At February 24, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce
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This is the second blog on really bad divorce advice that spouses must ignore in order to obtain the best possible results in the case. Although experienced divorce attorneys are seldom surprised at what passes for helpful advice, unfortunately for some spouses it is too late to undo the damage. To avoid making the mistakes […]
TN Wife’s Inheritance Remains Her Separate Property, Despite Joint Account
Tennessee case summary on transmutation in divorce. Robert Harold Douglas v. Susan Mercedes Douglas The husband and wife in this Tennessee divorce case were married in 1995 and separated in 2013. They had one child, who was already over the age of majority at the time of the divorce. One of the major assets was […]
Dad’s Support Based on Prior Income After Taking Lower Paying Job
- At January 23, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. John Michael Thayer v. Jennifer Lynn Thayer The mother and father in this Tennessee case had one child and were divorced in 2010. The daughter was diagnosed with autism and attended the Brown Center for Autism. The original parenting plan named the mother as primary residential parent, […]
Ending Tennessee Alimony Due to Retirement
- At December 08, 2016
- By Miles Mason
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Ending Tennessee Alimony Due to Retirement By: Miles Mason, Sr. Cover story for the October 2016 Tennessee Bar Journal, “Retirement May Have to Wait” 52 Tennessee Bar Journal, 10 (Oct. 2016). Copyright 2018 Tennessee Bar Journal and Miles Mason Family Law Group, PLC. Reprinted with permission. “Alimony in Futuro? Shoot.” Every time we schedule a […]
Adultery Divorce Laws in Tennessee
- At November 30, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony, Child Custody, Divorce
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In Tennessee law, evidence of adultery is presented in court rather matter-of-factly, just as it should be with all statutory grounds for divorce. Without contrived intrigue and lust passing for high drama. That is not to say, however, that adultery cases are passionless divorces, devoid of interesting facts and circumstances. Far from it! During divorce […]
Modification of Child Support Based on Social Security Disability
Tennessee child support case summary on social security and interest. Roy Leonard Sewell v. Diane Holland Sewell The husband and wife in this case were divorced in 1997, and in 2013, the divorce was registered in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The Georgia court had named the mother as the primary residential parent of their infant son, […]
Want to Build a Sound Retirement Plan?
- At November 18, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Recommended Reading
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Want to Build a Sound Retirement Plan? Start with These Three Essential Steps Like most people, you may find it difficult to predict what you’ll be doing a year from now, let alone in one or more decades. Yet the ability to project into the future may be crucial to making long-term financial goals more […]
TN Dad Claimed Parental Alienation Custody Award Remanded
Tennessee child custody case summary on custody modification. Angela Michelle Newberry v. Jeremy Mack Newberry The mother and father in this Tennessee case were divorced in 2010. The mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father having parenting time every other week from Friday to Tuesday morning, as well as every other Monday night through […]
A Guide to the Independent Child Custody Evaluation
- At October 22, 2016
- By Miles Mason
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What is an Independent Child Custody Evaluation? What does it means for a forensic psychologist to perform a court ordered psychological evaluation for child custody? https://youtu.be/t9zMAlXlsrkVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Guide to the Independent Child Custody Evaluation (https://youtu.be/t9zMAlXlsrk) Cover story from November 2015 Tennessee Bar Journal. Citation: 51 Tennessee Bar Journal, 11 […]
Private Investigators in Tennessee Divorce Cases
- At September 30, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Tips
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Why would anyone need to hire a private investigator for their Tennessee divorce case? There are many reasons why hiring a “Private Eye” could help the case. Perhaps the best known reason, and the basis for many a cinematic drama, is to rustle up evidence of an extramarital affair. In Tennessee law, adultery is one […]
