Tennessee Dad Should Have Relocated to Meet Child Support Obligation
Tennessee child support law on willful underemployment and income determination case summary from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Diane Slawson Watters v. William C. Watters – Father Determined to Be Willfully Underemployed Following over fourteen years of marriage, the mother, Diane Slawson Watters, and the father, William C. Watters, divorced in 1995. The mother was 47, the […]
Read More»Requesting Lump Sum Alimony in Tennessee Divorce
- At May 01, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony, Divorce, Spousal Support
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A request for lump sum alimony in a Germantown, Tennessee, divorce may be awarded for the long-term financial support of a spouse. This is the second installment in a four-part series on Tennessee alimony law covering: 1. Periodic Alimony (Alimony in Futuro) 2. Lump Sum Alimony (Alimony in Solido) 3. Rehabilitative Alimony 4. Transitional Alimony […]
Read More»Divorcing an Alcoholic Spouse
- At April 30, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Tips, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Home
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It should come as no surprise that alcoholism is one of the leading causes of divorce. Studies show that while alcoholics are just as likely to marry as non-alcoholics, their divorce or separation rate is at least four times that of the general population. Being married to someone with a drinking problem can be an […]
Read More»Alimony in Your Tennessee Divorce?
There are three basics that Memphis, Tenn., divorce attorneys share with clients concerned about alimony awards. One, the court may order a spouse to make financial support payments in the form of alimony to the other spouse. Two, if alimony is not awarded as part of the divorce, then it cannot be sought or petitioned […]
Read More»After 25 Years of Marriage, Disabled Tenn Wife Received Less in Assets
Tennessee law case summary on marital property, equitable division and worker’s compensation in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. LINDA HAUN SCARBROUGH v. GARY LYNN SCARBROUGH Gary Lynn Scarbrough (the husband) and Linda Haun Scarbrough (the wife) married in 1985 and divorced in 2010 after 25 years of marriage. During the marriage, both worked in the police […]
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