Facts: Husband and Wife divorced in 2010. Their final divorce decree incorporated a marital dissolution agreement (“MDA”) requiring Husband to pay Wife $40,000 in alimony…
Facts: Father and Mother are the parents of three Children who entered the custody of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (“DCS”) after Mother appeared…
Facts: Mother and Father divorced in 2022. Their agreed parenting plan provided for equal parenting time, shared decision-making, a split-week schedule, alternating weekends, and alternating…
Facts: Father and Mother divorced in Virginia in 2021. The Virginia court awarded them joint legal custody of Child, designated Mother as the primary residential…
The teenager has started asking a question that adults ask every day: Why should I listen to you?
Does a person seeking prejudgment interest in a Tennessee divorce case have to prove they suffered actual harm from not having the money?
Facts: Mother and Father, who were never married, are the parents of Child. They initially shared equal parenting time on a rotating two-week schedule. A…
Does a bitter, years-long feud between neighbors entitle both sides to an order of protection?
Should a parent’s communications with a child during litigation be admissible to prove substantial harm?
Should an alternating-week schedule require proof that the parents can communicate and cooperate?
More than 20 million American adults are living with a partner outside marriage, a substantial increase over the last couple of decades. Yet many people continue to structure their lives around assumptions that may not reflect the law.
When does the loss of a grandparent-grandchild relationship create a danger of substantial harm?
When does reduced grandparent visitation become “token visitation” under Tennessee law?
What must Tennessee petitioners prove beyond a reasonable doubt in an ICWA termination case?
When do repeated adverse rulings become evidence of judicial bias, if ever?