When can a father have a Tennessee court exercise subject-matter jurisdiction over a child born out of wedlock?
When does an unmarried father have standing to seek visitation rights in Tennessee?
How can a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity be rescinded in Tennessee?
What does it take to change a child’s last name in Tennessee?
How can you rebut a paternity test in Tennessee? Read to find out.
Facts: Mother and Father had a five-year relationship. By the time it ended, Father lived in Illinois and Mother in Tennessee. Mother got pregnant. After Child…
Facts: Mother and Father never married. Child was born in 2010 in Arizona. Mother listed Father on Child’s birth certificate. Initially, Father lived in California…
Facts: Mother gave birth to Child in 2009. The following year, the State of Tennessee, acting on Mother’s behalf, filed a petition against Alleged Father to…
After an East Tennessee case drew a lot of media attention earlier this year on the issue of children’s names, I thought this article by…
Facts: Months after Child was born out of wedlock, Mother filed a petition to establish paternity and set child support. Father counter-petitioned for certain relief,…
Facts: Months after Child was born out of wedlock, Mother filed a petition to establish paternity and set child support. Father counter-petitioned for certain relief,…
Facts: During 1983, Mother was married to Husband, and at the same time had an intimate relationship with Father. In 1984, Mother gave birth to Child.…
Facts: In the parties’ divorce in 1991, both parties testified under oath that Mother was currently pregnant but Father was not the biological father. Mother…
Facts: While Mother and Husband were dating, Mother became pregnant and told Husband the soon-to-be Son was his. The parties married and Son was born.…