When parenting time must be limited, what constitutes an abuse of discretion in Tennessee?
Five Myths about Domestic Violence
Does committing domestic violence disqualify one from being the primary residential parent?
What does it take to get an order of protection?
K.O. concludes his interview with Judge Bill Swann. They discuss the rise of mediation, the end of gender preferences in child-custody disputes, the most rewarding types of cases, and the most difficult. Judge Swann predicts what we’ll see in the coming years, and discusses his life after retiring from the bench.
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…
Facts: Mother and Father are the never-married parents of Child. After they broke up, the juvenile court designated Mother as the primary residential parent and…
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…
This recent article by Marlene Moses and Manuel Benjamin Russ in the Tennessee Bar Journal may be of interest to readers of this blog. Perfecting…
On February 12, 2015, the Tennessee Supreme Court adopted an amendment to the ethics rules that will ban written, electronic, telephonic, or in-person solicitation of…
This recent article by Stacy Barchenger in The Tennessean may be of interest to readers of this blog. Attorney group seeks to delay divorce notifications…
Facts: During the pendency of the parties’ divorce action, Father obtained an ex parte order of protection against Mother, which ex parte order of protection…
Facts: Husband and Wife separated after 16 years of marriage. Husband moved out of the marital residence. Wife filed for divorce. After the separation but…
Facts: After a 25-year marriage, the parties separated after Husband savagely assaulted Wife. Husband stabbed her multiple times, beat her head against a dresser, and set…
Facts: This isn’t exactly a Date From Hell, but it’s still a pretty good read. Man and Woman met via the dating website Match.com in…