2024 Tennessee Family Law Legislative Update
Every year the Tennessee General Assembly passes legislation that, with the Governor’s signature, amends our existing laws and creates new ones. The 113th General Assembly was no exception. Whenever you research laws for your divorce, alimony, custody, child support, or related case, always take a moment to verify that the statutory provision being relied upon is […]
Read More»MDA Called for Wife to Get Half of Husband’s Pension
Tennessee case summary on property division in divorce. Robert Christopher Walton v. Rebecca Guess Walton The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018, at which time they entered into a marital dissolution agreement (MDA), which called for the wife to receive half of the husband’s annuity. In 2020, the […]
Read More»Dad Gets Parenting Time, Mom Not Allowed to Introduce Photos
- At February 08, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In After Divorce, Child Custody, Divorce
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Tennessee child support case summary in divorce and family law. Carrie M. Thompson v. Stephen Matthew Thompson The child in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case was born in 2013, and under the original parenting plan, the mother was named primary residential parent with 233 days per year of parenting time. The father was granted 132 […]
Read More»Dad Must Pay Child Support for Disabled Son, Even After Adulthood
- At February 07, 2025
- By Kathryn Owen
- In After Divorce, Child Support
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Tennessee child support case summary in divorce and family law. Jeromy Tyson Ratcliff v. Melody Leann Ratcliff Neal The mother and father of two children were divorced in Bradley County, Tennessee, in 2006. They entered into a permanent parenting plan, and the father was ordered to pay child support. This was ultimately extended to the […]
Read More»Mom Not Allowed to Relocate to WA with Child
Tennessee child custody case summary on parental relocation in divorce and family law. Alexis Danielle Rapp v. Christopher George Rapp The parents in this Robertson County, Tennessee, parental relocation case were divorced in 2020, and the mother was named the primary residential parent of their son, with 249 days per year parenting time. In 2023, […]
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