2018 New Law: Recovering Attorneys Fees in TN Child Support, Alimony & Custody Cases
When enforcing child support or alimony orders, an earlier Tennessee law disallowed recovery of reasonable attorney’s fees incurred pursuing a criminal contempt action. Attempting to hold a deadbeat accountable often left the supported spouse on the hook for his or her family law attorney’s fees. All too often, being awarded financial support is only half […]
Read More»Dad Found to Be Voluntarily Underemployed After Minimal Job Search
Tennessee child support case summary on voluntary underemployment in divorce and family law. Elizabeth E. Ivey Goodrich v. John Exera Goodrich, Jr. The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were the parents of four minor children at the time of their 2011 divorce. The mother was named the primary residential parent, and […]
Read More»Child’s Name Cannot Be Changed By Court Policy Without Evidence
- At July 16, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Father's Rights
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Tennessee case summary on unwed parents’ child’s name change. In re: Emersyn W. The child in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case was born in 2017 to unwed parents. The parents had been in a relationship for about three years, but the relationship ended before the child was born. The father petitioned the juvenile court to […]
Read More»No Visitation Rights for Grandparents Since Visitation Never Totally Cut Off
- At July 11, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on grandparent visitation. Graham Clark, et al., v. Timothy Curtis Johnson The mother and father in this case were the parents of four children, both biological and adopted. The mother had suffered various health problems, but she suffered a sudden turn for the worse in 2015 and died that year. Before […]
Read More»Ex-Husband Can Stop Transitional Alimony When Ex-Wife Cohabitates
- At July 10, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony Modification
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Tennessee alimony modification and termination divorce case summary. Dale Robert Scherzer v. Milissa Marie Scherzer CONCURRING OPINION The husband and wife in this Williamson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012 after 22 years of marriage, when the court approved their marital dissolution agreement, which included a permanent parenting plan. The agreement provided that the […]
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