Legal Analysis and Commentary
Facts: Mother and Father are the parents of three children. After one child was found to be severely malnourished, i.e., starving, all three children were removed from their parents’ custody and placed in foster care. The rest of the facts can be found in my earlier post on the 2-1 decision from the Court of […]
Read MoreK.O. Herston concludes his interview with his former client, Terri. They discuss Terri’s experience during the divorce process, her reflections on how her life has changed, and the lessons she learned along the way.
Read MoreDid you know that East Tennessee is home to the most difficult footrace ever created? It’s called the Barkley Marathons, and since it began in 1986 there have only been 15 finishers. There’s a wonderful documentary called The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young available right now on Netflix. Here’s the trailer to […]
Read MoreFacts: Woman works as a Legal Aid staff attorney representing domestic-violence victims. Man is an occupational therapist with PhD’s from both Oxford and Cambridge in England. In 2013, Man’s ex-girlfriend sought an order of protection against him. Woman was a fact witness who briefly testified in the hearing. The order of protection was denied. Eight […]
Read MoreToday I’m trying something new on the ol’ blog — a podcast! In this first episode, I speak with a former client, Terri, about her divorce after 31 years of marriage. She talks about her decision to divorce, how she prepared for it, and how her husband and children reacted to the news. Give it a […]
Read MoreSmall cascade on a wet day in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee.
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This article by Dr. Perri Klass in The New York Times is interesting. Why a Baby’s Connection With a Parent Matters In pediatrics, attachment is the emotional connection that develops between a young child and a parent or other caregiver. Attachment theory was developed in the mid-20th century by a British psychiatrist, John Bowlby, whose […]
Read MoreFacts: When Mother and Father divorced in 2009, Mother was designated the primary residential parent for their child, and Father was awarded 109 days of parenting time. Father’s child-support obligation was determined to be $220 a month. In 2016, Mother petitioned to modify the parenting plan to reduce Father’s parenting time and increase his child-support […]
Read MoreI found this bull in the Smokies after another bull chased him out of the field.
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Facts: Mother and Father are the divorced parents of two children aged 16 and 17. Father lives in Tennessee with the children and was the primary residential parent. Mother lives in Texas. She received 85 days of parenting time. In 2015, Mother filed an emergency motion to modify the parenting plan and change custody. Mother […]
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Facts: Sixteen-year-old Child was born female but identifies as male. Child is transgender and undergoing a medical transition via hormone therapy from the female gender to the male gender. Child was diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria, a medical diagnosis that refers to the emotional distress of having a gender identity that is different than the gender […]
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Read MoreFacts: Father and Mother, the parents of two children, presented with an uncontested divorce on grounds of irreconcilable differences. Their agreement was contained within the proposed final decree of divorce that incorporated a marital dissolution agreement and permanent parenting plan that had been signed by both parties. At the hearing for the trial court to […]
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Facts: Husband and Wife settled their divorce after 20 years of marriage. Their marital dissolution agreement contained this paragraph 13: 13. Retirement/pension plans: Upon entry of Final Decree of Divorce, one half of the funds and assets in the T. Rowe Price Roth IRA account ending in #5830, styled in the name of Husband, shall be, […]
Read MoreInformation provided by K.O. Herston: Knoxville, Tennessee Divorce and Family-Law Attorney.
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