TN Widower Gets Part of Estate Even After Lying About Prior Marriages
- At September 23, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce
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Tennessee law case summary on marriage and family law from the Court of Appeals. In re Estate of Betty D. Gentry Meek – Tennessee marriage law. In this Tennessee case, Meek didn’t inherit the earth, but he did inherit a share of his wife’s estate. Paul H. Meek, Sr., was born in 1927, and Betty […]
Read More»TN Husband Must Pay for Workplace Malfeasance in Divorce
- At September 18, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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Tennessee law case summary on debt division in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Mary Lisa Gaston Luplow v. Martin Duane Luplow Mary Lisa Gaston Luplow and Martin Luplow were married in 1983 and had two children. In 2010, the wife filed a complaint for divorce in Davidson County, Tennessee, alleging inappropriate […]
Read More»TN Grandparents Can’t Get Visitation Unless Mom Denies It
- At September 16, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Grandparent Rights, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on grandparent visitation rights in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. In re Landon R.W. – Tennessee grandparents’ rights. This was a grandparent visitation case, in which the grandparents, Danny and Donna W., filed a petition to establish a parenting plan for their grandson, Landon R.W. The child […]
Read More»TN Dad Loses Parental Rights for 8 Yr Abandonment
- At September 11, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Family Law
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Tennessee law case summary on termination of parental rights in family law from the Court of Appeals. In re Kiara C. – Tennessee parental rights termination. Mark C. and Pamela B. were both serving in the U.S. Army in El Paso, Texas, at the time of their 2001 marriage. In May, 2002, their daughter, Kiara […]
Read More»TN Order of Protection Vacated for No Jursidiction
Tennessee law case summary on orders of protection from the Court of Appeals. Ashley Evans v. Nigel M. Reid – Tennessee divorce restraining order and order of protection. Ashley Evans sought an order of protection against Nigel M. Reid. The trial court held that there was “insufficient cause” and dismissed the petition. But despite that […]
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