Facts: Father and Mother divorced after 14 years of marriage. They have four children. During most of the marriage, Mother was a stay-at-home parent while…
Facts: While their divorce was pending in another court, Wife petitioned the trial court for an order of protection. She alleged being in fear of…
Facts: Mother’s parental rights to Child were terminated after a trial in which she was represented by court-appointed counsel. The trial court found three separate…
Facts: Mother’s parental rights to Child were terminated after a trial in which she was represented by court-appointed counsel. The trial court found three separate…
Prior to March 4, 2015, Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 4(H) required that lawyers citing unpublished opinions must attach a copy of the unpublished opinion to…
Facts: A more detailed summary of the underlying facts of this case and my analysis of the 2-1 decision from the Court of Appeals can be found here in…
I read a lot of appellate opinions on Tennessee family law, far more than make it onto this blog. For the most part, that amounts…
I read a lot of appellate opinions on Tennessee family law, far more than make it onto this blog. For the most part, that amounts…
Facts: Mother and Father divorced in 2000 and agreed to joint custody of their two children with a parenting schedule that provided for equal time.…
The Court of Appeals gives us some easy examples in two recent opinions. In Dhillon v. Dhillon, Husband and Wife enter into a Marital Dissolution…