Divorce
What is My Attorney’s Role in the Divorce Mediation Process?
If you have come to the point where you are sure that it is time to end your marriage, you are likely exploring the various divorce options available to you. In Tennessee, judges will usually require folks to attend at least one mediation session. (They make exceptions in cases involving domestic violence, as a general…
Read MoreTips for Successful Co-Parenting with Your Former Spouse after Divorce
Divorce is never an easy process. It is a decision made by two adults, but their children can be affected by it for years to come. Whether married or divorced, all parents are co-parents for their children. Each has a vital role in their child’s life. It is up to the parents as to how…
Read MoreSharing Parenting Time and the Unique Needs of Military Parents
As a Knoxville, Tennessee family law firm, an important segment of our client base is military personnel. When a divorce case with children involves a member of the military, we do our best to be sensitive to their unique needs when it comes to working through issues involving parenting time sharing and relocation as it…
Read MoreUncontested Divorce and Filing Due to Irreconcilable Differences
In Tennessee there are seemingly two options when it comes to divorce. A couple can opt for a contested divorce, when one of the spouses has grounds for wanting to end the marriage but the other spouse objects and disputes the divorce or proposed division of the assets, debts and/or children co-parenting time. An uncontested…
Read MoreThe Hack of Ashley Madison May Affect You in Unexpected Ways
When a couple decides to divorce, they should be allowed to announce that news – or not – in a way that makes them feel safe and secure. This is especially true, perhaps, when there are children involved. But the hack into the controversial website AshleyMadison.com has made that impossible for some couples, and has…
Read MoreThe Divorce Mediation Process in Tennessee
Divorce mediation is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), a process through which a neutral third party mediator sits down with the couple who is going through a divorce and with the couple’s attorneys, and helps them settle their disputes outside of court. Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 governs this process. The goal of…
Read MoreAlong with Same-Sex Marriage Comes the Freedom to Divorce
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that any laws prohibiting same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, same-sex couples became free to marry in every state including Tennessee, where before this ruling the state had enacted a State Constitution based ban. Along with marriage equality and the ability for same-sex couples to marry, came…
Read More5 Tips for Revising Your Estate Plan after Divorce
You made it! You survived your divorce and now it is time to get on with the business of living your life, but there are just a few more details that you do not want to overlook. Depending on how long you were married to your former spouse, their name is most likely all over…
Read MoreHow is Property Division in Divorce Decided in Tennessee?
When a couple in Tennessee decides to get a divorce they can either sit down and work out a mutually agreeable plan for how they will divide their marital property between them, or if they can’t come to an agreement, the court will make a ruling for them. Tennessee takes the equitable division approach to…
Read MoreDividing a Military Pension in a Divorce
One of the more complex – and often contentious – aspects of a divorce comes with the division of property. Because Tennessee is an equitable distribution state, all marital property is divided in a way that the court deems fair or just. What that does not guarantee, however, is an equal division of that property.…
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