Tenn. Wife of Soldier Proved Abuse & Wins Legal Separation Not Divorce
Tennessee law case summary on legal separation in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Torrie Schneider Longanacre v. Matthew Robert Longanacre — decision of legal separation within discretion of trial court even over objection of TN husband seeking divorce who failed to prove grounds for inappropriate marital conduct on part of wife Matthew […]
Read More»Proving Cash Income for Child Support and Alimony in Tennessee Divorce
Most Tennessee divorces include court orders for the payment of child support, for the award of alimony to a spouse, or for both. But how much support should be ordered? Although every case has unique circumstances and exceptions may exist, determining fair an appropriate family support requires proof of all spousal income. Other factors are […]
Read More»Tennessee Court Allows for Car Payments Made in Lieu of Child Support
Tennessee child support law case law summary on credit for car payments from the Court of Appeals. Keenan W. Carroll v. Chandra P. Carroll — Assumption of wife’s car payments in lieu of Tennessee child support reasonable This case involves the issue of retroactive child support and whether the trial court appropriately denied wife’s request. Husband’s divorce […]
Read More»Uncontested, Mutually Agreed Divorces for Tennessee Spouses
In Tennessee, there is no special status for an “agreed divorce.” It is a term created by the Supreme Court of Tennessee to describe for the general public how to proceed (and really when to proceed) with representing yourself in a divorce case with very little conflict between the parties. Embedded in the forms and […]
Read More»TN Mom Allowed Relocate Over Objection of Dad w/out Roughly Equal Time
Tennessee parental relocation law case summary in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Mother allowed to relocate with child. Rolando Toyos v. Amanda G. Hammock — Parent Relocation of Mother Granted from Memphis to Rockvale A daughter, “E.T.”, was born to Amanda G. Hammock (“mother”) and Rolando Toyos (“father”), who […]
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