NEW TN LAW in 2017: Handguns and Orders of Protection
- At August 16, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence, News
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Tennessee’s Shelby County has seen its share of domestic violence. When threats become acts, people can get hurt. Some become victims of homicide. Domestic violence statistics paint a sad picture. Since the 1990s, Tennessee lawmakers have been changing civil and criminal laws to provide greater protections for abused spouses. Yet domestic violence, sexual assault, and […]
Read More»Back Child Support Can Be Limited to 5 Yrs: New Law in 2017
As of 2017, Tennessee child support law can limit retroactive child support to a five-year period counting backwards from date of the filed request. Back child support statute of limitations in Tennessee. Key changes were recently made to Tennessee’s retroactive child support law. Public Chapter 419 is one of several acts concerning domestic relations matters […]
Read More»Market Downturn Not Adequate to Cause Alimony Modification
- At August 16, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony Modification
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Tennessee alimony modification case summary. James S. Schrade v. Cassandra Jean Ament Schrade The husband and wife in this Cumberland County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2008. Most of their income had consisted in income from a trust. The parties’ marital dissolution agreement provided that the wife was to receive 35% of the distributed amounts, […]
Read More»NEW TN LAW in 2017: Discounts in Business Valuations Allowed
- At August 15, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Business Valuation, News
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A change to Tennessee property division law in 2017 will have a huge impact many upcoming business valuations in divorce. Dividing property in dissolution proceedings involves assessing many types of assets, including professional practices and small businesses. Whenever a business asset is owned partially or wholly by a spouse, a business valuation is necessary before […]
Read More»Arrears Interest on Back Child Support Lowered: New Tennessee Law in 2017
The General Assembly amended Tennessee family law to change what interest may accrue on child support arrears and under what circumstances. This significant departure from prior law will benefit many. Parents dealing with situations involving delinquent child support need to be cognizant of these changes. The effective date of Public Chapter 145 is April 17, […]
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