I was made aware of the case of Sabrina Renae Witt vs. Erica Christine Witt recently. This is a situation involving a same-sex marriage between two women, one of whom gave birth to a child via artificial insemination. The couple planned to raise the child together as parents. But (as ...
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Your lawyer can do a lot for you. There are also a lot of things your lawyer CAN'T do for you. Here are some of them.
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This is a list of the things your lawyer can or should do for you while helping you solve your situation.
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I get a lot of emails from a parent who wants to terminate the rights of the other parent of their child. It's almost always a mother wanting to terminate the parental rights of the father. Most often, I have to tell people that they simply cannot do what they want. Here's why.
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There are several new laws coming into effect in Tennessee that may be of interest to people involved in divorce, custody, or child support cases. SB101 / HB90 Forgiving accrued principal and interest on child support. Previously, child support was a requirement and any unpaid support ...
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This case shows why it’s important to have someone help you negotiate your marital dissolution agreement, or at the very least make sure you’ve read it and understand the terms before the divorce is final. Background In October 2010, a husband informed his wife that he would like to ...
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A few days ago, Forbes published an article called “The 7 Worst States To Get Divorced“. The author, Bruce Provda, ranked states based on: cost of filing, minimum separation period, length of residency required, waiting period, and minimum number of days for entire procedure. ...
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This case is about how a prenuptial agreement can come back to haunt you if you don’t carefully abide by all of its provisions. Husband and Wife were married in 2006. At the time the parties were married, Wife had a large trust fund, which she wanted to keep as separate property. ...
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This case struck me as odd because the father really wanted equal parenting time with his kids, but the trial court only gave him 91 days per year. When he complained, the Appellate Court suggested that he not worry about it because even though the trial court only counted 91 days in the ...
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Several important new laws concerning divorce and custody were just put into effect on July 1st. Some are more important than others, but family law attorneys in Tennessee need to be aware of the changes and possibly working additional language into new parenting plans. Parenting plans ...
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