Lawyer Needn’t Pay More than Child Support Guideline Amount

Tennessee child support case summary in divorce. Julie C. W. v. Frank Mitchell W., Jr. The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were married in 2003. Both parties were attorneys for the same firm. The husband was a partner and the wife was a part-time staff attorney. The husband’s income was considerably […]

Husband Couldn’t Set Aside Divorce Default Judgment When Reality Proved Him Wrong

Tennessee case summary on default judgments in divorce. Tawana S. Wilson v. Timothy L. Wilson In 2017, the wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce from her husband of almost sixteen years. She requested spousal support and a division of property. The husband never filed an answer, and over a year later, […]

Mother Named Primary Residential Parent After Assault

Tennessee child custody case summary in divorce. Alice Faye Powers v. Stephen Edwin Powers The mother and father in this Humphreys County, Tennessee, case, were married in 2013 after the birth of their child in 2012. They separated in 2016, after a physical altercation in a shopping center parking lot. After the incident, the father […]

Former Pro Basketball Player Gets Reduction in Child Support

At May 11, 2021
By Miles Mason
In Child Support Modification, Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Ronald Mercer v. Brandi Chiarella View oral arguments on YouTube. The parents in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were never married and had one child together. The father resided in Tennessee, and the mother, who was the primary residential parent, resided in Chicago. Most recently, the father […]

Court Must Clarify Reasons for Fee Award for Attorney & Guardian Ad Litem

At May 10, 2021
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Attorney's Fees, Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification and attorney’s fees case summary. Katherine Marie Lugo v. Hector Santiago Lugo The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee (Judge James R. Russell) case were the parents of two children when they divorced in 2017. They agreed to a permanent parenting plan, but five months later, the father filed […]