Can a party be in contempt for earning too much to qualify for a means-tested retirement benefit in which the other party has an interest?
When is an unequal division of marital property in a long marriage reversible error in Tennessee?
When can newly discovered evidence reopen the proof in a Tennessee divorce?
When is one likely to see an unequal division of marital property in a long marriage? And what role does suffering economic detriment to benefit the marriage play in the alimony analysis?
How might divorce settlements be structured to take advantage of recent tax changes?
When can a Tennessee court keep divorced parties jointly responsible for a debt?
Facts: Wife was a 19-year-old college student when she met Husband, then 27 years old. Within a few weeks after meeting, Wife dropped out of college…
Must a spouse who receives the marital home always refinance the mortgage out of the other spouse’s name?
What happens when a marital dissolution agreement is poorly drafted? This.
When is an unequal division of marital property reversible error?
Facts: Husband and Wife divorced after 20 years of marriage. Husband owned three small businesses. In May 2015, husband and Wife filed with the trial…
Facts: On Appeal: Case name (Tennessee Court of Appeals, Western Middle Eastern Section, date). Information provided by K.O. Herston: Knoxville, Tennessee Divorce and Family-Law Attorney.
Facts: Husband and Wife were married for 26 years. They have two adult children. At the time of divorce, wife was 63 years old and…
Facts: Husband and Wife were married for 26 years. They have two adult children. At the time of divorce, wife was 63 years old and…
I found this article by Christopher Mele in The New York Times to be of interest. When Couples Divorce, Who Gets to Keep the Dog?…