Lapsed Life Insurance Leads to Constructive Trust in Nashville, Tennessee Postdivorce Dispute: Burton v. Mooneyham
What happens when an ex-spouse violates an order to maintain life insurance?
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Private School Expenses at Issue in Nashville, Tennessee Child Support Modification: Vance v. Vance
What is required to include private-school tuition in child support in Tennessee?
Read MoreModification of Marital Dissolution Agreement Reversed in Franklin, TN: McKay v. McKay
When can a Tennessee court modify a marital dissolution agreement?
Read MoreTennessee Supreme Court Reverses Child-Custody Change in Chattanooga: C.W.H. v. L.A.S.
Temporary, legal employment as a sex worker leads to a change of custody by the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Read MoreAlimony Modification Reversed in Knoxville, Tennessee: Covarrubias v. Baker
No proof of impact on ability to pay = no modification of permanent alimony.
Read More64 Days of Parenting Time Satisfies Maximum-Participation Provision in Henry County, Tennessee: Gensmer v. Gensmer
Is only 64 days of parenting time an abuse of discretion? It depends on who you ask.
Read MoreFailure to Consider Child’s Preference Is Reversible Error in Memphis, TN Child-Custody Dispute: Roberts v. Roberts
What happens when a trial judge refuses to hear the preference of a 13-year-old child in a custody dispute?
Read MoreFailure to Change Custody Reversed in Marion County, Tennessee: Wilson v. Phillips
What does it take to reverse a trial court’s best-interest determination? A lot.
Read MorePodcast #4: Judge Swann Reflects on Changes in Tennessee Family Law and Life after the Bench
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.
Read MoreReligious Dispute Leads to Sole Decision-Making Authority in Ashland City, TN Parenting Dispute: Pankratz v. Pankratz
Can Tennessee courts intervene when a religious dispute between parents is affecting their child?
Read MoreViolations of Parenting Plan Are Not a Material Change in Dyersburg, TN Child-Custody Dispute: Ballard v. Cayabas
Will violations of the parenting plan lead to a change of child custody in Tennessee?
Read MoreDefault Judgment Modifying Parenting Schedule and Child Support Reversed In Sparta, TN: Lawson v. Stewart
Facts: When Mother and Father divorced in 2009, Mother was designated the primary residential parent for their child, and Father was awarded 109 days of parenting time. Father’s child-support obligation was determined to be $220 a month. In 2016, Mother petitioned to modify the parenting plan to reduce Father’s parenting time and increase his child-support […]
Read MoreParental Alienation Leads to Child-Custody Change in Jonesborough, Tennessee: McClain v. McClain
Facts: Mother and Father are the divorced parents of two children aged 16 and 17. Father lives in Tennessee with the children and was the primary residential parent. Mother lives in Texas. She received 85 days of parenting time. In 2015, Mother filed an emergency motion to modify the parenting plan and change custody. Mother […]
Read MoreFinding of No Material Change Reversed in Nashville, Tennessee Child-Custody Change: In re Jonathan S. jr.
Facts: Mother and Father, the parents of Child, never married, and their relationship ended several months after Child was born. Several years later, they entered an agreed parenting plan that allowed Father to have parenting time one weekend per month and for extended periods during school holidays. By then, Mother was married and living in […]
Read MoreLess Parenting Time Than Other Parent Proposed Affirmed in Williamson County, TN Visitation Dispute: Kennedy v. Kennedy
Facts: Shortly after the parties’ divorce, Father was designated the primary residential parent of Child and Mother received 125 days of parenting time. Two years later, Father petitioned to modify the schedule to reduce Mother’s parenting time to 80 days. He alleged that Mother was failing to exercise her parenting time as ordered. Mother admitted […]
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