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...
by Lawrence | Dec 30, 2013 | child support
What happens if you’re paying child support through Child Support Services of Tennessee and you discover that they have taken too much of your money? It used to be that the State would say that you’ve just made an involuntary gift to the other parent, and...
by Lawrence | Sep 16, 2013 | Discovery, Divorce, Marital debt, marital property, Property Division
When a court divides the assets and debts of a couple as part of a divorce, the court must normally rely on values of the assets that are supplied by the parties. With some assets, such as bank accounts and credit cards, the balances should be easy to determine....
by Lawrence | Aug 13, 2013 | alimony, Divorce, Marital debt
Background The parties were married for approximately 20 years and had two children. During the marriage, Wife occasionally worked at various jobs but never earned more than $37,000 per year. Wife had a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, but had not...
