When can children testify privately in a Tennessee child-custody dispute?
When is it error to deny an offer of proof in Tennessee?
Does the missing witness rule apply to bench trials in Tennessee?
How is distance determined in parental relocation cases in Tennessee?
What is the effect of a best-interest plea in a later civil case in Tennessee?
Does the missing witness rule apply to bench trials in Tennessee?
Technology is changing how divorce and family-law cases are investigated and tried.
When and how may a child testify in chambers in Tennessee? And who must be present?
Facts: Father and Mother are the divorced parents of a 10-year-old child. Several years after their divorce, they were in the midst of a parental relocation…
Facts: Father and Mother are the divorced parents of a 10-year-old child. Several years after their divorce, they were in the midst of a parental relocation…
Facts: A more detailed summary of the underlying facts of this case and my analysis of the 2-1 decision from the Court of Appeals can be found here in…
Facts: Shortly after Child was born to Mother and Father, Child entered the custody of Maternal Grandparents. Nearly two years later, Maternal Grandparents file a…
Facts: When the parties were divorced, Mother was named the primary residential parent. After the divorce, Mother experienced mental health problems that resulted in several…