What questions must be answered to determine whether a Tennessee court has the power to modify a child-custody order?
What does it take to get grandparent visitation in Tennessee?
Who is a “grandparent” under Tennessee’s grandparent-visitation law?
What analysis for grandparent visitation applies to the parents of a deceased parent in Tennessee?
Can a Tennessee court deny grandparent visitation to a grandparent who has a significant relationship with the child?
Advice for navigating the Parent-Grandparent relationship
When can a parent’s right to custody of their child be defeated by a grandparent or other nonparent in Tennessee?
Facts: Child was born to the unmarried Mother and Father. When Child was seven weeks old, Father died in a car accident. Following Father’s death, Mother…
Data shows more unmarried parents are cohabitating with a partner.
When must a parent oppose grandparent visitation to invoke Tennessee’s grandparent-visitation statute?
What constitutes a severe reduction of visitation for Tennessee’s grandparent visitation law?
Was the Tennessee Legislature as bad in 2018 as they’ve been in previous years? You be the judge.
Facts: Grandmother is the paternal grandmother of Child. When Child was born, Mother, Father, and Child lived with Grandmother for more than 2 1/2 years.…
Facts: Mother was designated the primary residential parent of Child when she and Father divorced. Years later, Father obtained emergency temporary custody because Mother was…
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