2020 was . . . different.
When can separate property become marital property in a Tennessee divorce?
What must a Tennessee court consider when figuring out a spouse’s need for alimony?
One silver lining in an otherwise dark year is that most couples seem to be emerging from the crucible of COVID-19 not with weaker unions but stronger ones — and dreams for a stronger family future in the undoubtedly difficult days ahead.
Revocation of “Parent’s Bill of Rights” Affirmed in Knoxville, Tennessee Divorce: Sekik v. Abdelnabi
What is the Parent’s Bill of Rights in Tennessee, and when can those rights be taken away?
Like me, my neighbor had begun having trouble with her marriage a couple of years before the pandemic. It wasn’t that the coronavirus had created the problems, but it had certainly crystallized them.
How is an ownership interest in a business entity differentiated from the business and its assets in a Tennessee divorce?
When does a Tennessee court have subject-matter jurisdiction over a divorce?
When can a Tennessee court reconsider a marital dissolution agreement?
When can a gift become marital property in a Tennessee divorce?
Changes in family roles reflect increased educational and occupational opportunities for women and greater gender equality within families. Fathers are expected to play an active role in parenting—and usually do—to a much greater degree than they did half a century ago.
When can a child choose their custody or visitation arrangement in Tennessee?
When can the failure to preserve a marital asset be considered dissipation in a Tennessee divorce?
“It presented a crack in the façade that we’re friends and super great co-parents or the poster children for divorce.”
When can a Tennessee court award attorney’s fees to a party?