It might shock (or should we say, 'Shak'?) you to know that Tennessee's definition of marital property includes personal property such as clothing or shoes that were acquired with marital assets. For property division purposes, this means that the value of such assets...
Your Legal Guide Through Life’s Twists And Turns
Month: June 2012
Helping your kids cope with divorce in a healthy way
Even if you and your spouse end up having the most amicable divorce the state of Tennessee has ever seen, your children may still have a hard time coping with it. While most parents understand this and are willing to stay focused on determining what the kids need and...
Dwyane Wade’s child custody drama with ex-wife resurfaces
You might not know it from his on-court play in games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals, but Dwyane Wade has been dealing with a huge off-court distraction involving his ex-wife this week. Wade filed for divorce from Siovaughn Funches-Wade in 2010. Although the marriage was...
Prenuptial agreements, property division and divorce
Although prenuptial agreements can be and are often used to address divorce-related issues such as alimony, child support, child custody and parenting time -- most people in Tennessee associate "prenups" with property division and people who have a lot of money. While...
Appeals court rules against Tennessee man in child custody case
A 31-year-old Iraq war veteran who has raised a now 6-year-old boy since infancy received a setback from the Tennessee Court of Appeals last month. The ruling, which was only the latest development in a nearly 5-year-old child custody dispute involving the former...
Are veteran’s disability benefits fair game in a divorce?
Yes and no. In Tennessee and virtually every other state, family courts are allowed to include veteran's disability benefits in calculating child support and spousal support payments in a divorce. The authority for this practice stems from the U.S. Supreme Court...
Rodman sentenced for failure to pay child support
When a Tennessee family court judge orders a parent to pay a certain amount of child support, the options of the mother or father ordered to pay are limited: make the payments as required each month, appeal the decision or ask the court to modify the amount due to a...
Strange but true divorce tales: Tennessee man sets house on fire
As many of you likely know, a Tennessee woman allegedly asked her husband for a divorce earlier this week and then moved out of the couple's home in Clarksville. The next day, the 36-year-old husband reportedly set that home on fire causing an estimated $40,000 in...