Facts: Mother and Father are the unmarried parents of Child. A September 2022 parenting plan designated Mother as the primary residential parent, awarded her 265…
Facts: Child entered DCS custody in August 2023 after DCS found the family living in a van without running water. One cooler contained only milk…
Facts: Mother and Father divorced in 2022. Their agreed parenting plan provided for equal parenting time, shared decision-making, a split-week schedule, alternating weekends, and alternating…
Facts: Father and Mother divorced in Virginia in 2021. The Virginia court awarded them joint legal custody of Child, designated Mother as the primary residential…
The teenager has started asking a question that adults ask every day: Why should I listen to you?
Facts: Mother and Father, who were never married, are the parents of Child. They initially shared equal parenting time on a rotating two-week schedule. A…
Should an alternating-week schedule require proof that the parents can communicate and cooperate?
What evidence should Tennessee family-law attorneys present at an inconvenient-forum hearing?
Can a trial court skip best-interest factors in a termination case because the petitioner did not plead them?
Can a parent willfully fail to visit when a visitation order is entered halfway through the abandonment period?
Is an emailed objection from counsel a meaningful substitute for a formal court filing?
What is the best practice for ensuring your termination order survives appellate scrutiny?
When does late parental improvement become “too little, too late” in Tennessee termination cases?
Rehabilitated Mother Defeats Termination of Parental Rights in Clarksville, Tennessee: In re Liam M.
Can a parent’s dramatic rehabilitation defeat termination even when grounds are proven?
Can a child’s extracurricular activities override a parent’s court-ordered parenting time in Tennessee?