As reported recently in The Tennessean, for the first time in our history, most households in Tennessee are comprised of single people or unmarried couples.…
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: Husband and Wife married in 1991, separated in 2006, and divorced in 2009. At the time of trial, Husband was 65. He is self-employed as…
Facts: Husband, age 46, and Wife, age 45, divorced after 29 years of marriage. At the time of divorce, Husband earned $60,000 per year from…
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 gave birth to premature twins. Before the hospital released the infants to Mother’s care, she was given extensive instructions on their feeding. Two…
Facts: Mother gave birth to premature twins. Before the hospital released the infants to Mother’s care, she was given extensive instructions on their feeding. Two…
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…
Facts: The parties divorced after 24 years of marriage. Husband earned nearly $100,000 while Wife earned $20,000. Wife suffered from multiple chronic health problems. The…
Facts: Father, acting without a lawyer, failed to offer evidence of his income at the parties’ divorce trial so income was imputed to him in…
Facts: Parties divorced in 2006 after 24 years of marriage. Husband was ordered to pay child support, including a substantial upward deviation. Husband was also ordered…
Facts: Juvenile Court awarded custody of child to Father and visitation to Mother. A year later, Father filed a petition to relocate to Memphis to…
Facts: After an 18-year marriage, the parties divorced. The trial court divided the marital estate and ordered Husband to pay Wife $150,000 to equalize the…
This case involves a “paramour clause” in which the Court of Appeals issued a Memorandum Opinion, which means the Opinion cannot be cited or relied on…