Court Divided over Attorney’s Fees in Franklin, Tennessee Alimony Modification: Scherzer v. Scherzer
Can one recover attorney’s fees in a postdivorce alimony modification in Tennessee?
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Tennessee Family Law Legislative Update 2018
Was the Tennessee Legislature as bad in 2018 as they’ve been in previous years? You be the judge.
Read MoreParental Relocation for Remarried Parent Affirmed in Bradley County, Tennessee: Bramlett v. Bramlett
If a relocation increases the travel time for the other parent, does that prove vindictive motive?
Read MoreDNA Test Challenged in Murfreesboro, TN Paternity Dispute: In re Michael J.
How can you rebut a paternity test in Tennessee? Read to find out.
Read MoreFacebook Posts Lead to Order of Protection in Memphis, Tennessee: Purifoy v. Mafa
Facts: 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 MoreTN Supreme Court Says Marital Dissolution Agreement Requires Attorney’s Fee Award: Eberbach v. Eberbach
Equitable Division of Marital Property and Award of Attorney’s Fees Reviewed in Chattanooga, TN Divorce: Talley v. Talley
Facts: Husband and Wife were married for 26 years. They have two adult children. At the time of divorce, wife was 63 years old and retired because of health issues. Husband was 59 years old and earned $74,000 working as a mechanical engineer. The trial court awarded marital property valued at $542,763 to Wife and […]
Read MorePostdivorce Abuse of Process Action Leads to Dismissal and Sanctions against Lawyer in Chattanooga, TN: Parvin v. Newman
Facts: During the pendency of Husband and Wife’s divorce proceedings, Wife filed a motion asking that Husband be held in civil contempt for failing to pay certain expenses and perform certain acts as he had been ordered. Husband and Wife eventually settled their divorce, and the trial court adopted their settlement agreement. That agreement provided that […]
Read MoreAgreed Child Support Order Not Void in Memphis Child Support Modification: State ex rel. Rogers v. Lewis
Facts: Mother and Father are the unmarried parents of Child. All the way back in 1999, the trial court approved the parties’ agreed order establishing paternity, awarding custody to Mother, ordering Father to pay Child’s birth expenses and medical insurance, and stating that the parties agreed no additional child support should be owed. Despite this […]
Read MoreEnforcement Provision in Marital Dissolution Agreement Compels Attorney’s Fee Award in Rhea Co., TN Divorce: Panda v. Panda
Facts: After 26 years of marriage, Husband and Wife divorced. The trial court approved their marital dissolution agreement (MDA) that addressed the division of assets and debt accumulated during the marriage. Among other things, the MDA directed that until the marital residence was sold, Husband and Wife would equally divide the mortgage payment, insurance, and […]
Read MoreDuration of Rehabilitative Alimony Reversed in Williamson County, TN Divorce: Hopwood v. Hopwood
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 Husband was the financial provider for the family. About a year before the divorce, Mother began working as a teacher’s assistant. She also enrolled in a community college with the […]
Read MoreAttorney’s Fees Not Allowed in Nashville, TN Criminal Contempt Case Regarding Child Support: Watts v. Watts
Facts: Mother and Father divorced in 2009. Father was ordered to pay $629 per month in child support and a portion of the children’s uncovered medical expenses. Five years later, Mother petitioned that Father be held in criminal contempt on 23 counts for failing to pay child support and seven counts for failing to pay […]
Read MoreTrial Court Reversed for Failing to Award Attorney’s Fees in Nashville Child Support Modification: In Re Jasmine G.
Facts: Mother and Father are the unmarried parents of Child. When they separated, Mother was designated the primary residential parent and Father was ordered to pay child support. Six years later, Mother petitioned to modify child support and requested an award of attorney’s fees. Father counter-petitioned for a change of primary custody. After the trial, […]
Read MoreAttorney’s Fees Reversed in Nashville, TN Child Support Case: Carter v. Carter
Facts: Father filed a petition to modify child support alleging a decrease in his income. After a hearing, the trial court modified and reduced Father’s child support obligation retroactive to the date he filed his petition to modify. The trial court also ordered Mother to pay $10,000 toward Father’s attorney’s fees and expenses. Mother appealed. […]
Read MoreLong Marriage Yields Unequal Division of Marital Property in Athens, TN Divorce: Waters v. Waters
Facts: Husband and Wife divorced after 27 years of marriage and 10 years of premarital cohabitation. At the time of trial, Wife was 77 years old and Husband was 67 years of age. Wife maintained two jobs throughout the marriage. Her full-time employment during the week was as a food service manager for an elementary […]
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