Mom Retains Power to Make Medical Decisions in Hotly Contested Case
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Ashleigh Suarez Smallman v. William H. Smallman The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019, and they agreed to a permanent parenting plan for their two children, who were seven and twelve at the time. The mother was a stay-at-home homemaker during the […]
Read More»TN Statute Does Not Allow Attorney’s Fees for Divorce Property Division Issues
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees for property division enforcement after divorce. Virgil Lee Parker v. Paul J. Parker The husband and wife in this Bradley County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2021 on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. The parties executed a marital dissolution agreement dividing their property. The husband came back to court […]
Read More»Dad in Contempt For Not Paying $69K in Child Support
Tennessee child support enforcement and collection case summary. Jamie M. Lazaroff (Coons) v. David A. Lazaroff, Sr. The mother and father in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married in 2001. They had two children, born in 2001 and 2002, and they separated in 2002. The mother filed for divorce in Tennessee in 2006, the […]
Read More»Mom’s Claim for Past-Due Child Support Requires Evidentiary Hearing
Tennessee child support collection case summary. Susan M. Austin v. Tommy Joe Richmond The child in this Fayette County, Tennessee, case was born in 1999. In 2010, the mother was named primary residential parent. The child’s private school expenses were to be borne by the mother, with the father paying $353 per month child support, […]
Read More»“Regrettable Confusion” From Clerical Errors Did not Deprive TN Court of Jurisdiction
Tennessee child support collection case summary. Katherine Mechelle Stooksbury v. Matthew D. Varney The parties in this Knox County, Tennessee, case were never married, but were the parents of one minor child. In 2017, the court recognized the father as the parent, set the child support obligation, and set a permanent parenting plan. The father […]
Read More»Colonel’s Wife Awarded Alimony in Futuro after 30+ Years
Tennessee case summary on alimony in divorce after over 30 years of marriage. Teresa Arlene Simmons Perkins v. Dennis Andrew Perkins The husband and wife in this Dyer County, Tennessee, case were married in 1987. Both parties had a college degree. At the time of their marriage, the husband was a First Lieutenant in the […]
Read More»Ex-Husband’s Duty to Pay Mortgage Continues Despite Wife’s Remarriage
- At July 03, 2023
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee post-divorce alimony collection matter. Pamela Patteson v. Christopher Patteson The husband and wife in this Shelby County, Tennessee, were married in 1992 and separated in 2017. The entered into a marital dissolution agreement (MDA) which called for the husband to pay the wife $1800 per month until the mortgage was paid in full. It […]
Read More»Chatt Professor Gets 7 Years Alimony After 21 Year Marriage
Tennessee alimony divorce case summary after 21 years married. Karen H. Buntin v. David W. Buntin The husband and wife in this Hamilton County, Tennessee, case were married in 2000, and the wife filed for divorce in 2020. They had two children, ages 15 and 16 at the time of the divorce filing. The husband […]
Read More»Wife Can’t Get Attorney’s Fees After Husband Voluntarily Withdraws Post-Divorce Litigation
Tennessee case summary on attorney’s fees after divorce. Vanessa Colley v. John S. Colley, III The husband and wife in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2012. Even after the final judgment, the litigation was prolific. In early 2019, the husband filed a motion seeking relief from alimony. Later that same year, the […]
Read More»Dad Gets More Parenting Time But Loses Mom’s Relocation w/ Child
Tennessee parent relocation granted case summary. Westley Murel Hall v. Megan Leigh Hall The mother and father in this Sumner County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019 and were the parents of one child, born in 2015. Under their agreed-to permanent parenting plan, the mother was named the primary residential parent, with the father exercising […]
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