2018 TN Legislative Update: Child Marriage, Grandparent Visitation, Orders of Protection, Plus More
Immediately apparent from this 2018 legislative update is how busy the Tennessee Assembly has been with revising family law statutes. A series of Public Chapters were signed into law by Governor Haslam earlier this year. The new legislation impacts child marriage, grandparent visitation, orders of protection, parental responsibility for a child’s health insurance coverage, testimony […]
Read More»NEW TN LAW in 2017: Handguns and Orders of Protection
- At August 16, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence, News
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Tennessee’s Shelby County has seen its share of domestic violence. When threats become acts, people can get hurt. Some become victims of homicide. Domestic violence statistics paint a sad picture. Since the 1990s, Tennessee lawmakers have been changing civil and criminal laws to provide greater protections for abused spouses. Yet domestic violence, sexual assault, and […]
Read More»The Burden of Proof for an Order of Protection in Tennessee
- At May 18, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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Tennessee law case summary on order of protection law in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Note: this is the second article on this case in this Blog. Sandi D. Jackson v Mitchell B. Lanphere – Standard for Granting Tennessee Orders of Protection Ms. Sandi D. Jackson (the mother) initially […]
Read More»For Tennessee Order of Protection, Person Must Face Real Harm
- At February 06, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Domestic Violence
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Tennessee law case summary on order of protection law in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Sandi D. Jackson v Mitchell B. Lanphere – Standard for Granting Tennessee Order of Protection Sandi Jackson filed a petition for orders of protection against Mitchell Lanpherein June of 2010. She filed the petition for herself and […]
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