Facts: Child was born to Mother. When Child was three months old, Mother asked married Third Parties to help care for Child, which they did…
Facts: After two children and only five months of marriage, Husband and Wife began divorce proceedings, after which unnecessarily protracted litigation ensued. The parties inundated…
Facts: Mother and Father married in 1994, had two children, and separated in 2008 before divorcing. Since 2006, one child suffering from cerebral palsy lived…
Facts: Child was born to unmarried, teenage parents. Paternity, child support, and a visitation schedule were established. Father fell behind on child support from time-to-time…
Facts: Mother and Father were parents to two girls, Dreama and Nirvanna (“Child”). Dreama died. A medical examination revealed old and new bruises on several…
Dr. Alan Ravitz, a forensic psychiatrist at the Child Mind Institute, offers the following advice: Divorce is almost never easy, especially when there are children…
Dr. Alan Ravitz, a forensic psychiatrist at the Child Mind Institute, offers the following advice: Divorce is almost never easy, especially when there are children…
Facts: During divorce proceeding, Child allegedly accused Father of sexual abuse. The Department of Children’s Services investigated and found the allegations to be unfounded. Mother…
Facts: Parents divorced and agreed on a parenting plan naming Father as the primary residential parent of the parties’ children. Mother had co-parenting time each…
Divorce changes lives and can be painful. Although men and women and in many cases the children of the marriage are challenged, some people need…
Facts: Mother and Father became teenaged parents. They entered an agreed parenting plan designating Mother as the primary residential parent. When Father married Stepmother, problems…
Facts: Child was born to unmarried parents. A co-parenting schedule was established with Mother as the primary residential parent. Problems ensued, which the Court summarized…
Facts: While the parties’ divorce action was pending, Mother secretly recorded a telephone call between Father and their 2-1/2 year old child. Mother was not…
Facts: Mother tested positive for cocaine when Child was born prematurely so the Department of Children’s Services removed Child from Mother and eventually placed Child…
Grandparents in Tennessee are statutorily entitled to visitation rights with their grandchildren under certain circumstances. Over the past few years, the Court of Appeals has…