TN Divorce Judge Not Required to Recuse Despite Adverse Rulings
- At August 08, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on recusal of judge in divorce. Mariel Bentz Rich v. David Tate Rich, Jr. After five years of marriage, the wife in this case filed for divorce in 2017 in Davidson County, Tennessee. The parties had one child, who was born in 2014. The case was assigned to Judge Philip E. Smith, […]
Read More»Mom Can Relocate Back Home to CA to Escape Abusive Husband
Tennessee child custody case summary on relocation in divorce. Jana Lea Purvis v. Dennis Patrick Purvis, II The mother and father in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were married in 2002 and had two daughters. The mother filed for divorce in 2015, and she was named the primary residential parent. She asked the court for permission […]
Read More»When Child Graduates, TN Dad Must Go Back to Court
Tennessee child support case summary on termination of child support. State ex rel. Jana Ruth Alford Nichols v. Randall Nelson Songstad The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2006. Under the permanent parenting plan, the father was required to pay $1,154 per month in child support, and the plan […]
Read More»2018 TN Legislative Update: Child Marriage, Grandparent Visitation, Orders of Protection, Plus More
Immediately apparent from this 2018 legislative update is how busy the Tennessee Assembly has been with revising family law statutes. A series of Public Chapters were signed into law by Governor Haslam earlier this year. The new legislation impacts child marriage, grandparent visitation, orders of protection, parental responsibility for a child’s health insurance coverage, testimony […]
Read More»Dad Escapes Contempt Finding On Some, But Not All, Charges
- At July 30, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Child Custody
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Tennessee child custody case summary on contempt post-divorce. Amy Brasfield Marlow v. Joseph Charles Marlow The mother and father in this Knox County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012. The permanent parenting plan issued in the case included a provision that neither parent would make derogatory remarks about the other parent or the other parent’s family […]
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