Photo of the Week: Thinking of Fall on a Winter’s Day

February 15, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Birdnesting” Gives Kids One Stable Home after a Divorce. Does It Work?

February 13, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

When is a “nesting” parenting arrangement a viable option?

Alimony in futuro Vacated in Memphis, Tennessee Divorce: Ellis v. Ellis

February 11, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

What findings are needed to sustain an award of periodic alimony in Tennessee?

Photo of the Week: Squawk!

February 8, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Photo of the Week: Squawk!

Privilege against Self-Incrimination and Adverse Inferences Examined in Smithville, Tennessee: Smith ex rel. Agee v. Palmer

February 6, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Can one assert one’s Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in a civil case in Tennessee? If so, when can a Tennessee court draw an adverse inference from one’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment privilege?

Restricted Parenting Time Affirmed in Roane County, Tennessee Parenting Dispute: Nelson v. Justice

February 4, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

What does it take to severely restrict parenting time in Tennessee?

Photo of the Week: Snowy Egret

February 1, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Photo of the Week: Snowy Egret

Alimony for Attorney’s Fees Increased on Appeal in Memphis, Tennessee Divorce: Lucchesi v. Lucchesi

January 30, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

When can a Tennessee court award alimony to pay attorney’s fees?

Why Happy People Cheat

January 28, 2019.Reading time 41 minutes.

Why do happily married people have affairs?

Photo of the Week: Merlin in Snow

January 25, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Photo of the Week: Merlin in Snow

Ability to Pay Child Support Disputed in Memphis, Tennessee: State ex rel. Groesse v. Sumner

January 23, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

How can a Tennessee court find that a parent can pay their court-ordered child support?

Party-Prepared Findings of Fact Vacated in Blount County, Tennessee Postdivorce Dispute: Mitchell v. Mitchell

January 21, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

When are party-prepared orders acceptable in Tennessee courts?

Photo of the Week: Smoky Mountain Color

January 18, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Photo of the Week: Smoky Mountain Color

Children’s Best Interest Favors Change of Custody in Savannah, Tennessee: Haak v. Haak

January 16, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Can a parent’s past drug use justify a change of child custody in Tennessee?

Failure to File Proposed Parenting Plan Not Fatal to Child-Custody Modification in Tennessee: Freeman v. Freeman

January 14, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Must a Tennessee court dismiss an action to modify custody or visitation for failure to attach a proposed parenting plan?