Trial Court Cannot Just Adopt Ex-wife’s Attorney’s Findings of Fact

Tennessee case summary on findings of fact in post-divorce proceedings. Jeffrey Glenn Mitchell v. Carol Ann Thomas Mitchell The husband and wife in this Blount County, Tennessee, case had two children, ages 15 and 11, at the time of their 2011 divorce. In 2014, the husband came back to court to modify the child support […]

Wife Entitled to Alimony After Eighteen Year Marriage and $300K

Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 18 years married. Jill Smothers Lucchesi v. Eugene Anthony Lucchesi Error correction: Original post listed this as a 12 year marriage. Parties married in 1994 and divorce originally filed in 2013. The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 1994 and had one son, […]

Tax Returns Not Definitive When Setting Child Support

Tennessee child support case summary on income determination. Anna Karpovich v. Gregory Brannick The mother and father in this Shelby County, Tennessee case were divorced in 2003, and the father was ordered to pay $560 per month in child support for their son. In 2016, the State of Tennessee, acting on behalf of the mother, […]

$9K / Mo. Alimony in Futuro Owed by Surgeon Overturned

At March 27, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 25+ Years Married, Attorney's Fees
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Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 36 years married. Richard Alan Ellis v. Donica Ann Woods Ellis The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 1979 and had four children. The husband was a surgeon. The wife had jobs in nursing and teaching early in the marriage, but after the […]

Owned Prior to Marriage by Wife, Marital Residence Held Marital

At March 25, 2019
By Miles Mason
In Alimony: 0-9 Years Married, Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on classification of marital residence in divorce. Jonathan George Carter v. Elizabeth Jo Browne The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, case were married in 2008 and had no children. In 2015, the wife filed for divorce, and the husband filed a counter-complaint for divorce. The trial court denied the […]