Facts: Mother and Father agreed to a permanent parenting plan in 2019 that named Mother the primary residential parent and gave them joint decision-making in…
Facts: Mother and Father married in 2020, and Child was born in 2021. Mother filed for divorce in 2022. The trial court established temporary parenting…
Facts: Mother and Father are the unmarried parents of Child. A September 2022 parenting plan designated Mother as the primary residential parent, awarded her 265…
What divorcing later in life looks like from a Tennessee family-law practice The growing number of older Americans who divorce is often treated as a…
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…
The teenager has started asking a question that adults ask every day: Why should I listen to you?
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…
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 do repeated adverse rulings become evidence of judicial bias, if ever?
Can anticipated expenses prove a need for alimony in a Tennessee divorce?
When does post-judgment interest start on a deferred divorce judgment in Tennessee?
Divorce is never easy, but going through one close to retirement can be especially challenging. So-called “gray divorce,” i.e., divorces involving people over 50, now account for nearly 40% of all U.S. divorces (up from under 9% in 1990).
Can a spouse claim “there is no business” after using an LLC, 1099s, and business deductions for years?
If a spouse forms a business during the marriage, does that automatically make it marital property?
When parents divorce, money becomes visible. Kids see it discussed, debated, and sometimes worried over. And those moments can stick for decades.