Dad Entitled to More than 80 Days Parenting Time
- At July 23, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Father's Rights
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Tennessee child custody case summary on maximum participation in divorce. Wafa Badawi Hindiyeh v. Waleed Fawzi Abed The husband and wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married in 2013 and had one child, who was born in 2015. They separated and the wife filed for divorce in 2016. Trial was held before Judge J. […]
Read More»NOTICE – New Law in 2018: Tennessee Parent Relocation Law Changed
Do to a new law passed in 2018, Tennessee’s parent relocation statute and law changed dramatically for all new parent relocation matters filed after July 1, 2018. This means that much of the prior case law discussing move away cases, especially involving parents who did not share roughly equal parenting time, is no longer valid […]
Read More»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 […]
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