by Lawrence | Oct 1, 2021 | Divorce, marital property, Nashville Attorney, Property Division
This case doesn’t really make any changes to the law in Tennessee, but I decided to post about it because it illustrates an important point about irreconcilable differences divorces. The short version is this: A marital dissolution agreement is a contract and...
by Lawrence | Apr 10, 2020 | Harassment, Nashville Attorney, Order of Protection
Overall, it seems like crime rates are down during the coronavirus outbreak. Which makes sense, there are fewer opportunities to go out and about. However, domestic violence incidents are still a problem, which is also not surprising. If people were having...
by Lawrence | Apr 9, 2020 | Child Custody & Visitation, Divorce, marriage, Nashville Attorney
Are the courts closed? No, the Tennessee courts are not closed. The Tennessee Supreme Court did issue an order that closed our courts to in-person hearings (with some exceptions), then later issued another order that modified and extended the first order. You can...
by Lawrence | May 11, 2017 | child support, Contempt of Court
This may come as a shock to you, but some people get behind on their child support payments. Some people get really, really behind on their child support payments. When this happens, the person who is supposed to be receiving child support can go to court and have...
by Lawrence | Apr 10, 2017 | Divorce, Messed up people, Representation style
Anybody who’s watched any law-based TV shows has heard the term “hearsay”. Hearsay evidence is pretty common in civil trials, and it makes me crazy. Not the actual evidence itself, it’s that many lawyers and even some judges don’t...
