Parenting Plan Determinations Require Entire Relevant Time Period Be Considered
- At December 17, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on custody and jurisdiction in family law from the Court of Appeals. Ramon Williams v. Dana Randolph – Tennessee custody and family law The father and mother were the parents of a daughter. The father was an engineer with Tennessee Valley Authority and lived in Cleveland, Tennessee, and the mother worked for Ranstad Technologies […]
Read More»DNA Evidence Allowed When TN Man Wins Re-Opening Paternity
- At December 13, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Family Law, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on paternity and parentage in family law from the Court of Appeals. In Re T.M.S. – Tennessee divorce paternity The child at issue in this paternity case was born in 2004, after the mother had an “off and on” sexual relationship with the respondent. Unbeknownst to him, however, she had also had intimate relations with […]
Read More»Tenn. Parents’ Inability To Cooperate Grounds To Modify Parenting Plan
Tennessee law case summary on changing primary residential parent after divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Sandy Jane Smart v. Brian Wayne Smart – Tennessee post-divorce custody modification When the mother and father divorced in 2007, their child was six years old. Both parents were granted joint custody. In 2011, the mother then a […]
Read More»Tenn. Dad Is Primary Residential Parent, But Time To Be Nearly Equal
- At December 03, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee law case summary on custody and roughly equal parenting time in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Elizabeth Anne McDaniel v. Robb Ashby McDaniel – Tennessee divorce custody The mother and father were married in 2004 and divorced in 2012 with two children, ages 3 and 5. At the time of their marriage, […]
Read More»TN Husband Could Not Undo Default Judgment, Excuse Was Not Credible
- At November 29, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Divorce Process, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on default judgment in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Amanda Leenhouts v. Gert Jan Leenhouts – Tennessee divorce default judgment The husband and wife were married in 2007 and had no children. In 2012, the wife filed a complaint for divorce in Davidson County, Tennessee, and alleged irreconcilable […]
Read More»TN Mom’s Move to Florida Changed Circumstances But Best Interests Still Count
Tennessee law case summary on custody and jurisdiction in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Willard Harrison Iman, Jr. v. Megan Blanchfield Iman – Tennessee custody and jurisdiction issues The mother and father of one child were divorced in 2011 in Tennessee based upon the mother’s extramarital affair and the fact that she brought […]
Read More»TN Farm Property Remained Husband’s Separate Property Despite Increase
- At November 22, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Home, Property Classification
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Tennessee law case summary on classifying property value increase as marital or separate in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Lillie Franchie Huddleston v. Robert Lee Huddleston – Tennessee divorce property classification When the husband and wife married in 1969, each brought real property to the marriage. The husband owned a farm in Putnam […]
Read More»Tennessee Father’s Parental Rights Terminated After Abandonment
- At November 19, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody
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Tennessee law case summary on parental rights termination in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. In re Victoria G. – Tennessee divorce parental rights termination The mother and father of two children were divorced in 2004 and the mother was awarded primary custody. A year later, she suffered a recurrence of cancer, and the […]
Read More»Hateful Allegations Between TN Parents Cause Change to Parenting Plan
Tennessee law case summary on changing parenting plans in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Lisa Gail Hayes v. Mark C. Pierret – Tennessee post-divorce custody – changing parenting plans The mother and father were divorced in 2007 after an eight year marriage. They were the parents of one son and one daughter. The mother […]
Read More»TN Father Not Paying Support Not Criminal Contempt Due to Sarcoidosis
Tennessee law case summary on criminal contempt in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. State ex rel. Tonya Dotson v. Donald Howard – Tennessee divorce child support enforcement. The State of Tennessee brought a petition to have the father, Donald Howard, held in criminal contempt for failure to pay child support. He had been […]
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