Facts: Mother and Father divorced in 2006. At the time of divorce, their severely disabled child was 18 years old. After a trial, the trial…
Facts: Mother, who lived in Tennessee, and Father, who lived in Louisiana, had a brief relationship that resulted in the birth of Child. When Child was…
Facts: Mother, who lived in Tennessee, and Father, who lived in Louisiana, had a brief relationship that resulted in the birth of Child. When Child was…
Facts: The parties’ divorce trial involved disputes about custody and visitation issues. After hearing the evidence, the trial court found Father called Mother ugly names,…
Facts: Juvenile Court ordered a Parenting Plan for Mother and Father that established Father’s child support obligation. After a hearing, the trial court determined the…
Facts: At the time of divorce, Mother was designated as the primary residential parent of the parties’ daughter. Two years later, Father filed a petition to…
More on new family law legislation from the Tennessee Legislature in 2011: Orders of Protection. A new law specifies that an ex parte order of protection issued to…
Another year brings another round of mostly meaningless legislation from your Tennessee Legislature. Here’s the recap: Child custody. A new law requires a court, after taking into…
Facts: Mother and Father lost custody of Child after their drug abuse led to Child being declared dependent and neglected. Child was placed in the…
Facts: Father was named the primary residential parent when the parties were divorced, and Mother was granted liberal parenting time with Child. Father filed three separate…
Facts: Father was named the primary residential parent when the parties were divorced, and Mother was granted liberal parenting time with Child. Father filed three separate…
Facts: Mother and Father are the never-married parents of Child. They agreed on a parenting plan that provided for equal co-parenting time. The agreed parenting…
Earlier this year, I blogged about oral argument in a U.S. Supreme Court case, Turner v. Rogers, concerning whether an indigent party facing incarceration for…
Facts: In a post-divorce child support modification proceeding, Father was ordered to pay Mother’s attorney’s fees in the amount of $22,000. To satisfy this judgment,…
Facts: In a post-divorce child support modification proceeding, Father was ordered to pay Mother’s attorney’s fees in the amount of $22,000. To satisfy this judgment,…