Mom Alleged Violation of Anti-disparagement Clause But Child Too Young
Massachusetts child custody case summary on NON-DISPARAGEMENT CLAUSE. Shak v. Shak During divorce proceeding, mother filed a complaint for civil contempt alleging father violated the nondisparagement orders. The court declined to find father in contempt, found the orders constituted an unlawful restraint on speech, and issued new nondisparagement orders. Mother appealed. Held: “Assuming for the […]
Read More»Punishment for Violation of Court Order Requires Actual Knowledge
- At June 24, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on automatic injunction in divorce. Mawn v. Tarquinio The wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case filed for divorce in 2017. She filed a motion for temporary support in early 2018. Shortly thereafter, the husband filed a motion to require the wife to return funds taken from their joint accounts. The wife […]
Read More»Court Must Recalculate Parenting Days To Match Child Support
- At June 22, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support
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Tennessee child support case summary. Gates v. Gates The mother and father in this Hickman County, Tennessee, case were married in 2014 and had two sons. They divorced in 2017, and in 2018, trial was held on establishing a permanent parenting plan and setting child support. After trial, the court named the mother as the […]
Read More»Court Clerk’s Texting Might Warrant Recusal of Judge
- At June 17, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on judicial recusal. Dougherty v. Dougherty The mother and father in this Fayette County. Tennessee, case were divorced in 2018, and the court entered a permanent parenting plan regarding the couple’s three children. In 2019, the mother filed a petition for civil contempt and to modify. The dispute centered on which school […]
Read More»Dad Failed to Prove Changed Circumstances Warranting Custody Change
- At June 15, 2020
- By Miles Mason
- In Custody Modification
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Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Ballard v. Ballard The mother and father in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were the parents of a four-year-old daughter at the time of their 2016 divorce. The mother was named the primary residential parent under a parenting plan that was modified by the parties in 2017. Under that […]
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