Wife Takes the Cake Baking Business in Divorce
- At May 02, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on property classification in divorce. John Anthony Gentry v. Katerine Wise Gentry The husband and wife in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were married in 2009 and had no children. The wife had owned a cake-baking business since before the marriage. The husband had worked as an accountant but had lost his […]
Read More»Self Employed Car Dealer Needs Detailed Evidence of Actual Income
- At April 30, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Income Determination
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Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. In Re Britton H-S. The child in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, Juvenile Court case was born to unwed parents in 2014. The father filed a petition to establish a permanent parenting plan and alleged that he was unaware of the child’s whereabouts. The mother answered, and requested […]
Read More»Deferred Compensation & Divorce: IRAs, Military Pensions, Disability Insurance Benefits, and Marital Nexus | PART TWO
In Tennessee law, deferred compensation includes a spouse’s income deferred by the employer for already-performed work, functioning as a “substitute for life savings.” See Gragg v. Gragg, discussed later. When earned during the marriage, a deferred compensation plan may be a divisible marital asset along with any appreciation, or increase in value, that also happened […]
Read More»Ex-Wife Never Removed as Beneficiary and Collects Life Insurance
- At April 25, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce
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Tennessee case summary on life insurance proceeds after divorce. Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company v. Mary Beth Johnson, et al. In 2001, the husband in this Tennessee case enrolled in a retirement and life insurance plan though his employer and named his wife the beneficiary. They divorced in 2002, and the marital dissolution agreement […]
Read More»Spouse Entitled to Portion of Sevicemembers Pension Despite Disability
- At April 23, 2018
- By Miles Mason
- In Military, Property Division
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Tennessee case summary on military pension in divorce. Joanna Marie Vlach v. Gregory Alan Vlach The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 1982 and divorced in 2002. Their divorce judgment incorporated a marital dissolution agreement which divided the husband’s U.S. Army pension. It provided that the wife would receive […]
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