Tennessee law says that when a child is born to married parents the child will have the father’s last name, unless the parents request otherwise. However, a child born to parents who are not married will have the mother’s last name unless both parties agree on another name. An action to establish paternity or chid support will not automatically cause the child’s name to be changed.
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What is the Statutory Injunction or Automatic Injunction?
Any time a divorce is filed in Tennessee the court will automatically issue an injunction against both parties preventing them from performing certain acts like canceling health insurance, closing joint accounts, or hiding the children.
A BDSM, Polyamory, or Alternative Lifestyle Might Cost You Your Children
Participating in certain activities (like BDSM and polyamory) might result in the termination of your parental rights, according to one Court in Tennessee. You might be shocked to find out that a court might decide that you should know that your lifestyle will result in abuse to your child.
How Criminal Contempt Has Changed in Tennessee
Until recently, a person who had failed to pay his child support could very easily find himself in jail for up to six months. Our bloodlust for deadbeat dads had caused the government to do one of the things our founding fathers had feared the most: We were putting people in jail with little or no evidence of any wrongdoing.
Alimony, Alimony, and more Alimony!
Divorce procedure in Tennessee is generally fairly straightforward, but certain issues are often sure to cause a fight. The most emotional and violent fights tend to be over the custody of the children, but often not far behind is the prospect of one party paying alimony to the other.
Tennessee law provides four different types of [...]
Grounds for Divorce
Tennessee is a fault-based state, which means that the person asking the court for a divorce must show that there is some basis, or reason, for the marriage to end. The statutes offer many different possible reasons (called “grounds”).
Greene and Anderson Counties Are Dangerous Places to be Married in Tennessee
A look at marriage and divorce rates in Tennessee.
How to Change Custody in Tennessee
The courts in Tennessee follow a two step process when considering whether to modify your Parenting Plan. First, the judge must find there has been a material change in circumstances. Then, the court must find that a change in the Parenting Plan is in the best interests of the children.
This may not be easy. When [...]