This article by Kelli Grant at CNBC may be of interest. Breaking up is hard to do: Protecting assets in divorce Getting divorced has a…
Facts: Husband and wife married in 1976 and divorced in 1988. They resumed living together in 1989 and married a second time in 1991. Their…
Facts: Husband and Wife divorced after 30 years of marriage. When dividing the marital property, the trial court placed a constructive trust over Husband’s $1.2 million…
2015 was a quiet year for family law legislation in Tennessee. The Republican super-majority devoted it’s time to other issues such as preventing a floor…
Facts: Husband and Wife divorced after 15 years of marriage. When the parties married, Husband owned a one-third interest in a family business. He subsequently…
The Tennessee Legislature has begun its 2015 session. Several bills affecting family law have been introduced. Below is a brief summary of some pending family law…
Facts: Husband and Wife divorced after 39 years of marriage. Prior to their lengthy marriage, Husband served in the Vietnam War. A few months before Wife…
Facts: Husband and Wife divorced after seven years of marriage. Prior to the marriage, the parties entered into a written prenuptial agreement, which recites, inter alia,…
The article by Charlie Wells in the Wall Street Journal may be of interest to readers of this blog. In Divorce, Who Gets Custody of…
Dividing Assets and Liabilities Most assets acquired by the parties during the marriage are considered joint or marital property. Likewise, most debts incurred during the…
Facts: The parties divorced after 13 years of marriage. Husband worked throughout the marriage until he became disabled approximately four years before the divorce. Wife did…
Dispute Over Property Classification and Equitable Division in Memphis Divorce: Luttrell v. Luttrell
Facts: Prior to the beginning of this 25 year marriage, Wife’s grandparents made her the beneficiary of a substantial trust fund. Throughout the marriage, Wife…
Facts: After 14 years of marriage, Husband and Wife entered into a postnuptial agreement in which both parties waived their rights to the property of…
Facts: Husband and Wife were married in 1969. Husband entered the marriage owning a farm as his separate property. The proof showed that through most…
Facts: During the marriage, Wife’s father gave her ownership interests in two family companies in order to avoid the payment of gift and inheritance taxes…