What sanctions can a Tennessee court impose for violating its local rules?
What can a Tennessee court do when a party destroys evidence like text messages?
Are a lawyer’s statements or arguments considered evidence in Tennessee?
When can a court prevent a child from testifying in Tennessee?
When is hearsay from a child about abuse admissible in a Tennessee court?
When can parol evidence be used to interpret a marital dissolution agreement in Tennessee?
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…