by Lawrence | Sep 9, 2020 | Divorce, marital property, Property Division
Normally when you own a house or other major asset prior to a marriage, that property will remain your separate property. However, there are some exceptions. If you’re not careful (and sometimes even if you are careful) what was “yours” might become...
by Lawrence | Jun 4, 2015 | Child Custody & Visitation, child support, Divorce, marital property, Parental rights, Property Division
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...
by Lawrence | Sep 15, 2014 | Divorce, Prenuptial, Property Division
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...
by Lawrence | Jul 10, 2014 | Child Custody & Visitation, child support, Discovery, Divorce, Property Division, Proposed laws
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...
by Lawrence | Feb 21, 2014 | Divorce, marital property, Property Division
Background After a 24-year marriage, the couple settled their divorce in a mediation by agreeing on the terms of a marital dissolution agreement (“MDA”). The agreement was that the husband would receive a large amount of real property, and in exchange he...
by Lawrence | Feb 20, 2014 | Divorce, Estate Planning, marital property, Property Division
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order, which is usually shortened to “QDRO”, is an order of a court that instructs the manager of a retirement plan to set aside and pay a portion of the funds to an alternate payee. These orders are fairly common in a...
