TN Widower Gets Share of Wife’s Estate Despite Prenuptial Agreement
- At July 06, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Prenuptial Agreement
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Tennessee case summary on validity of prenuptial agreements. In re Estate of Glenda Joyce Panter Hillis The husband and wife in this Tennessee probate case were married in 1992. Prior to the marriage, the wife presented the husband with an antenuptial agreement which stated that both parties waived claims of inheritance. The agreement did not […]
Read More»Business Value of Construction Co. in Divorce Rejected
Tennessee case summary on business valuation in divorce and alimony after 27 years. Cathy Turnbo Franks v. Ronald Franks Ronald and Cathy Franks were married in 1986 and separated in 2011. They had two children who were both over the age of majority at the time of the divorce. They jointly owned a construction business, […]
Read More»Negotiating Alimony in Tennessee, Part One
- At June 29, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony
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Mason’s opinions on alimony negotiating, goal-setting and budgeting. No one knows what the judge may rule on alimony, family lawyer tools for negotiation. Cash now is better than cash over time. Hope is not a strategy. Know your numbers. Best deal possible. In the theater of Tennessee divorce, tips about negotiating alimony seldom garner the attention […]
Read More»TN Wife Gets $4,000 Monthly Alimony After 19 Year Marriage
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 19 years married. Sylvia Folger v. Robert Folger The husband and wife in this Cumberland County, Tennessee, divorce case were married in 1993 and had no children. In 2012, the wife, who was 58 and had a degree in finance, filed for divorce. At the time of trial, she worked […]
Read More»TN Supreme Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Despite Claim of Ineffective Lawyer
- At June 22, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Family Law
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Tennessee case summary on parental rights termination. In re Carrington H. et al. The mother in this Tennessee parental rights termination case gave birth to six children between 1996 and 2004. Even before the birth of the sixth child, Carrington, both the mother and father were in court in Lewis County in a child protection […]
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