Child Born Prior to Same-Sex Marriage Is Child of Marriage

Tennessee child custody and same sex marriage case summary in divorce. Cedra Deanntre Potts (Taylor) v. Starr Anastasia Potts Prior to the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, the parties in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case participated in civil union ceremonies, and decided to have children through in vitro fertilization. The plaintiff was impregnated with embryos […]

Mason Wins 2021 MBJ’s “Best of the Bar” Award

Miles Mason, Sr. has been named a 2021 Memphis Business Journal “Best of the Bar” winner. Every year, the Memphis Business Journal honors the tops of the tops of the local legal profession with the Best of the Bar awards. Nominations are made by the public and winners are determined by the MBJ editorial team. […]

No Need to Bifurcate Divorce and Civil Contempt Hearing

Tennessee case summary on bifurcation and contempt in divorce. Erin Elizabeth Otto v. Timothy Jason Otto The husband and wife in this Hickman County, Tennessee, case were married in 1996 in Wisconsin, and spent most of the marriage in Tennessee. They had five children, two of whom were minors at the time of their 2017 […]

Divorce Court Free to Modify Temporary Oral Custody Order

Tennessee child custody case summary and divorce process. Lisa Ann Woods Neisler v. Guy Wayne Neisler The mother in this McMinn County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2019, and requested a restraining order and temporary parenting plan. The parties ultimately agreed to a disposition, but the trial court declined to approve it until after […]

Mother Must Pay Half of Child’s Residential Treatment Costs

At July 26, 2021
By Miles Mason
In After Divorce, Child Support Collection
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Tennessee child support case summary on uncovered medical expenses. Sara Marie Poe Mossbeck v. John Pollard Hoover The mother and father in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in 1997 and divorced in 2000. They had one child, and the permanent parenting plan provided that the father would maintain medical insurance with a deductible […]