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”).
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Letterman May be Facing Divorce
As could have been predicted, rumors are that Letterman’s wife wants a divorce. If so, I’ll be watching with interest as his case would touch on a couple of issues I’ve written about recently. I had written about whether or not Hugh Hefner’s wife could use “adultery” as grounds, and I’ve described how property division is handled in Tennessee. So how would a Tennessee court handle this situation?
Defenses to Adultery in Hugh Hefner’s Divorce
If Hugh Hefner lived in Tennessee, would he be able to divorce Kimberly Conrad because she committed adultery?