Facts: Mother and Father are the divorced parents of Child. Father was convicted of stalking mother and has no visitation with Child. Father has been in…
Facts: Mother and Father are the married parents of several children. Mother and Grandmother, both attorneys, worked together in Grandmother’s Kentucky law firm for several…
Facts: Mother and Father are the parents of Child. Mother had another child who was legally adopted by the Paternal Grandparents. Disagreements and hostilities developed…
Facts: Child lived with his Maternal Grandparents from birth until approximately age six, at which point he lived with Mother (Father is deceased). Less than…
The Tennessee Bar Association just released the 2014 edition of The Legal Handbook for Tennessee Seniors. In addition to important information about federal benefits programs, estate…
The Tennessee Bar Association just released the 2014 edition of The Legal Handbook for Tennessee Seniors. In addition to important information about federal benefits programs, estate…
After all the grandparent visitation posts on this blog from the last few weeks, I thought this article by Emily Alpert in the Los Angeles…
Facts: Since Child’s birth, Grandparents babysat Child regularly while Mother worked, often several days each week. After a falling out between Mother and Grandparents, Mother…
Facts: Mother and Adoptive Father are the biological mother and stepfather/adoptive father of Child. Mother and Child’s biological father divorced, after which Adoptive Father adopted…
Facts: Mother and Adoptive Father are the biological mother and stepfather/adoptive father of Child. Mother and Child’s biological father divorced, after which Adoptive Father adopted…
Facts: In their divorce, Mother was designated the primary residential parent of Child and Father was awarded supervised visitation. Eventually, Mother married Stepfather. Paternal Grandparents petitioned…
Facts: Mother and Father were never married. When Child was born, Father was in the military and stationed elsewhere. Mother allowed the paternal grandparents (“Grandparents”)…
Facts: Parents of Child were married and lived in Mississippi. At some point, they separated. Child lived with Mother for approximately seven months in Mississippi.…
Facts: After a short marriage notable for domestic violence, the parties divorced. Mother was named the primary residential parent of Child, and Father was awarded…
Facts: Child was born to unmarried parents in Indiana. Mother lived with Child for the first 18 months while Father resided in Tennessee. Mother and…