by Lawrence | Jan 16, 2012 | Child Custody & Visitation, child support, Divorce, Parental rights
If you are going to be getting a divorce, annulment, or legal separation and you have any minor children with your spouse, a parenting plan is in your future. A parenting plan is a document that will describe how you and your spouse will share the parenting...
by Lawrence | Oct 26, 2011 | alimony, Divorce, Marital debt, Property Division
A marital dissolution agreement (sometimes called an “MDA”) is a document used in irreconcilable differences divorces. It’s basically a contract between a husband and wife to end their marriage and divide all the marital property and marital debts....
by Lawrence | Jul 8, 2011 | Consultation with attorney, Discovery, Divorce, Marital debt, Property Division, Staying married
I’ve previously explained how Tennessee courts will divide marital assets during a divorce, and I clarified how the court will divide property that was purchased after the parties separate, but before their divorce was final. That’s great, but what about...
by Lawrence | Mar 24, 2011 | alimony, Divorce
After a few years of paying alimony, you might say to yourself “I’ve been paying all this money to my ex-spouse for a long time. The situation is a lot different than it was when we got divorced. Can I stop the payments?” The answer, as is so often...
by Lawrence | Dec 23, 2010 | Divorce, Representation style
Since we’re well into the season of brotherly love and peace on earth, I thought I’d share a recent case where the attorneys were scolded by the court for creating disputes and contributing to the “environment of animosity” between the parties....
