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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 divorced after approximately three years of marriage. At trial, each introduced an expert appraiser to testify about the current value of…
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: The parties divorced after 28 years of marriage. At trial, the parties disputed the value of the marital residence. The trial court ordered the…
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,…
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: After 25 years of marriage, a five-day divorce trial, 15 witnesses, and 161 exhibits, the parties were divorced.The trial court divided the marital estate…
Facts: The parties divorced after 25 years of marriage. Husband is a dentist who operated a solo practice for over 30 years. Although many issues…
This recent article by Elizabeth Harris in the New York Times about selling the marital residence during a divorce may be of interest to readers of…
Facts: Shortly after marrying in 2006, Husband was injured at work. When Husband was injured and unable to work, Wife cared for him. He filed a workers’…
Facts: Husband, a dentist, and Wife, a nurse, divorced after 12 years of marriage. While the divorce was pending, Husband was ordered to pay temporary alimony…
Facts: The parties were divorced after a 14-year marriage. After a trial, the trial court awarded Wife a divorce, distributed the marital property, entered a Permanent…
Facts: Husband and Wife divorced in June 1995 after 14 years of marriage. The parties entered into a marital dissolution agreement giving Wife one-half the…
Facts: The parties were married 26 years and have two children (now adults). Wife, a pediatric dentist, earned an average annual income of $524,280 in…