Mediating Custody in Highly Contested Divorce Cases
Child custody is often the most contentious aspect of divorce proceedings. But this doesn’t have to be the case for you and your soon-to-be-ex
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Judgment Changing Child Custody Reversed in Clarksville, Tennessee: In re Omari T.
What notice is required for a Tennessee court order to be valid and enforceable?
Read MoreThey Lost Custody. Should They Still Be Able to See Their Children?
Studies show open adoptions are largely beneficial. Children are less inclined to blame themselves, or to idolize their birthparents and demonize their adoptive parents. There is also the advantage of knowing family and medical histories.
Read MoreLess Parenting Time Than Other Parent Proposed Affirmed in Franklin, Tennessee Divorce: Sullivan v. Sullivan
Can a Tennessee court award less parenting time than both parents think is best for the children?
Read MoreParenting Plan Modification Fails for Lack of Material Change in Knoxville, Tennessee: In re Caroline U.
What sort of material change is required to modify a parenting schedule in Tennessee?
Read MoreModified Parenting Plan Reversed in Nashville, Tennessee Child-Custody Dispute: Ash v. Ash
When can a temporary parenting plan be made permanent in Tennessee?
Read MoreModification of Child Custody Reversed in Clarksville, Tennessee: Hartmann v. Hartmann
When is a material change of circumstance sufficient to change custody in Tennessee?
Read MoreChild’s Name Change Reversed in Crossville, Tennessee Custody Dispute: Flynn v. Stephenson
When can a Tennessee court change a child’s last name?
Read MoreEight Pieces of Wisdom for Parents Sending a Child off to College
After saying goodbye to your college student on move-in day, one of the hardest things to come to grips with at home is the yawning lack of information. You’re excluded from your student’s experience in a new, jarring way, and no one will invite you in except your student — and that’s only if they want to. That doesn’t mean you disappear from their lives; far from it. But it does mean you play a different role.
Read MoreWe Have Slashed and Burned the Core Features of Childhood
Through the pathological undervaluation of children’s culture, what we have effectively managed to do is slash and burn core features of childhood—the very roots of what makes us human.
Read MoreJurisdiction to Modify Parenting Plan Challenged in Selmer, Tennessee: Hernandez v. Hernandez
When can a Tennessee court modify it’s own parenting plan?
Read MoreJoint Decision-Making Dispute Examined in Trenton, Tennessee: Cantey v. Cantey
When should one parent receive sole decision-making authority in Tennessee?
Read MoreLegal Basics for LGBTQ Parents
What are the legal options and obstacles for LGBTQ people who want to become parents?
Read MoreUntreated Mental-Health Issues Lead to Change of Custody in Rogersville, Tennessee: In re M.M.
When can untreated mental-health problems lead to a change of custody in Tennessee?
Read MoreParenting Schedule Reversed for Failing to Maximize Participation in Murfreesboro, Tennessee: In re Lennon R.
When does the amount of parenting time fail to satisfy the maximum-participation provision in Tennessee?
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