by Lawrence | May 20, 2020 | child support, Divorce, Nashville Attorney, Parental rights
A few years ago I wrote a blog post about the term “standard parenting”. As I explained in that post, the term was used in the Tennessee Child Support Guidelines to describe the old typical arrangement where one parent had a child most of the time, and...
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 | Jun 4, 2015 | Child Custody & Visitation, child support, Divorce, marital property, Parental rights, Property Division
There are several new laws coming into effect in Tennessee that may be of interest to people involved in divorce, custody, or child support cases. SB101 / HB90 Forgiving accrued principal and interest on child support. Previously, child support was a...
by Lawrence | Apr 30, 2014 | Child Custody & Visitation, Discovery, Parental rights
In the last legislative session, our lawmakers decided to clarify the factors that Tennessee family courts must consider when developing parenting schedules for parents of minor children. The lawmakers state in the bill that the prior factors caused “confusion...
by Lawrence | Sep 24, 2012 | Child Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Parental rights
Some new legislation affecting child custody decisions took effect on July 1st in Tennessee. I’ve previously written about the steps a court will take when developing a parenting schedule, including the factors the court must consider. This new law modifies...
