Facts: While Mother and Husband were dating, Mother became pregnant and told Husband the soon-to-be Son was his. The parties married and Son was born.…
Facts: After a divorce in Carroll County, Mother and Child relocated to Nashville while father moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Post-divorce, Father filed a petition to…
Facts: Girlfriend, a Tennessee resident, sought and obtained an Order of Protection against her former Boyfriend, a Georgia resident. Boyfriend challenged a Tennessee court exercising…
A few recent decisions with very narrow holdings on procedural questions are worth noting. 1. Tuetken v. Tuetken: The Tennessee Supreme Court held that parents…
Facts: In divorce, Father was named primary residential parent for Children. Mother was ordered to pay child support. Some time after divorce, trial court granted…
Facts: During the parties’ divorce, the trial court ordered the parties to undergo psychological examinations and considered the results of these examinations in determining the…
Facts: Wife filed divorce Complaint with a proposed parenting plan containing various provisions for Husband’s parenting time, joint decision-making, etc. The Complaint did not specifically…
The recent post-divorce parenting plan modification opinion in Austin v. Austin is of interest for two reasons: Mother moved away so Father sought to modify…
In the recent opinion Sharp v. Stevenson, we see the three-member Court of Appeals taking the unusual step of splitting 2-1 to reverse the trial…
Facts: Shortly before Child’s 18th birthday, Mother filed a petition to establish paternity and child support. Father admitted paternity but denied that Mother was entitled…