Military Husband Must Share Pension With Wife, Also in Military
- At December 15, 2021
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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Tennessee case summary on military pension retirement in divorce. Roger Dale Grice v. Dawn Marie Grice The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married in 1998 and had no children. During the marriage, both were on active duty in the military, and retired during the marriage. In 2019, the husband left […]
Read More»Qualified & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation & Divorce: PART ONE
Division of deferred compensation is a hot-button issue in all divorce proceedings. For reasons highlighted throughout this series, family law attorneys assist their divorce clients in preparing for division of deferred benefits earned from current or past employment during the marriage or before, such as a pension, IRA, or 401(k). Qualified & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation […]
Read More»TN Mandatory Injunction Law | Cash Flow and Concealed Assets, PART TWO
- At October 27, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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In Part Two of our series on Tennessee’s mandatory injunction law, we review the issues of maintaining cash flow and concealing assets in divorce. What consequences follow a spouse’s failure to disclose funds received from a retirement account deemed a marital asset? When does such nondisclosure intentionally violate the injunction? And how should the court […]
Read More»Double Dipping in Tennessee Divorce Means Double Trouble (Part II)
- At June 05, 2017
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Division
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In the first segment of this series, the double dipping debate in family law cases was introduced with several Tennessee examples illustrating the potential for trouble. Double dipping, or double counting, occurs when an asset that is divided as marital property in divorce is also included as a source of income in calculating alimony or […]
Read More»Alimony Reform as National Trend Coming to Tennessee?
- At January 29, 2016
- By Miles Mason
- In Alimony
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Talk these days among lawyers, judges, and lawmakers often circles around national trends in alimony reform. And the place alimony currently holds in Tennessee divorce law. But what is alimony reform? What are these national trends? What are the general arguments for and against alimony reform? Is Tennessee a leader in the national trend toward […]
Read More»What Is a Tennessee Marital Dissolution Agreement?
You may have heard that most civil lawsuits are settled, meaning they do not go to trial. Frequently, that is because the dispute has been resolved through some form of alternative dispute resolution, or ADR. One form of ADR is mediation, another is negotiation. Both are commonly used in Tennessee divorce. Therefore, spouses can avoid […]
Read More»What Every Tennessee Divorcing Woman Should Know about Retirement Accounts & Pensions
- At November 03, 2012
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Home, Property Division
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What Every Tennessee Woman Should Know about Retirement Accounts and Pension Plans Whether you’re fifty years old and married to the same man for 30 years or you’re only celebrating your fifth wedding anniversary, it’s never too early (or too late) to think about pension plans and retirement accounts. If you’re thinking about getting a […]
Read More»15 Yr Marriage TN Transitional Alimony Extended to Retirement
Case summary on Tennessee alimony law and pension division of marital property in Tennessee divorce and family law from the Tennessee Court of Appeals. William N. Nusbaum v. Lucile E Nusbaum – Tennessee Alimony Appeal William Nusbaum, the husband, and Lucile Nusbaum, the wife were married in 1994 and had no children. The wife has a high school […]
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