Legal Analysis and Commentary
Can one assert one’s Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in a civil case in Tennessee? If so, when can a Tennessee court draw an adverse inference from one’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment privilege?
Read MoreWhen are party-prepared orders acceptable in Tennessee courts?
Read MoreMust a Tennessee court dismiss an action to modify custody or visitation for failure to attach a proposed parenting plan?
Read MoreWhen does a Tennessee divorce court lose jurisdiction to change child custody?
Read MoreWhen must a Tennessee judge recuse him or herself from presiding over a divorce?
Read MoreAt what point during a custody trial can a Tennessee court dismiss a party’s lawsuit?
Read MoreFacts: Husband filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage, and Wife filed a counter-complaint. After the trial had been rescheduled four times and Husband’s third lawyer withdrew, on August 31 the trial court rescheduled the trial for October 31, i.e., 60 days later and five years after the complaint for divorce was filed, and said […]
Read MoreWhen can a Tennessee court use an order prepared by a lawyer?
Read MoreWhat can a Tennessee court do if a parent and the parent’s attorney don’t show up for the trial?
Read MoreAre litigants in an order-of-protection case entitled to discovery in Tennessee?
Read MoreWhen and how may a child testify in chambers in Tennessee? And who must be present?
Read MoreWhat notice is required to change child custody in Tennessee?
Read MoreWhen must a parent oppose grandparent visitation to invoke Tennessee’s grandparent-visitation statute?
Read MoreWas the Tennessee Legislature as bad in 2018 as they’ve been in previous years? You be the judge.
Read MoreCan other courts act when a dependency and neglect action is pending in Tennessee?
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