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Why You Can’t Terminate the Other Parent’s Rights

by Lawrence | Oct 1, 2015 | Child Custody & Visitation, Parental rights, Termination of parental rights

I get a lot of emails from a parent who wants to terminate the rights of the other parent of their child.  It’s almost always a mother wanting to terminate the parental rights of the father.  Sometimes it’s a father of a child wanting to terminate his own...

New Laws in Tennessee!

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...
Court Swaps Transitional Alimony for Alimony in Futuro

Court Swaps Transitional Alimony for Alimony in Futuro

by Lawrence | May 21, 2014 | alimony, Attorney's fees, Divorce

Background The parties were married in 1993.  The wife had a high school education and took some college classes, but she never received a degree.  The husband completed a medical degree in Chicago, then moved the family to Nashville, where he began to practice...

What is a Marital Dissolution Agreement?

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....

Alimony, Alimony, and more Alimony!

by Lawrence | Apr 28, 2010 | alimony, Divorce, Nashville Attorney, Representation style

Divorce procedure in Tennessee is generally fairly straightforward, but certain issues are often sure to cause a fight.  The most emotional and violent fights tend to be over the custody of the children, but often not far behind is the prospect of one party paying...
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