If you are a father who lives in Tennessee, you should know that courts in this state no longer believe in the tender years' doctrine so often used to provide mothers with custody. Instead, the courts now consider the best interests of the child when making various...
Your Legal Guide Through Life’s Twists And Turns
Month: February 2015
Think before you choose to keep the marital home after divorce
Property division is one of the most contentious issues of a Tennessee divorce. In most disputes, a major point of argument is usually the marital home because it is often the marital asset with the highest value. While many separating spouses fight over the marital...
Understanding the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, Part II
As noted in a previous blog, the model Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act was put forth by the Uniform Law Commission in 2006 and subsequently adopted by Tennessee to discourage and prevent the abduction of children. The act applies to both domestic and...
Understanding the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act: Part I
In 1999, some 262,000 children were abducted in the United States, 78 percent of them by family members because of child-custody battles gone awry, according to the U.S. Justice Department. All states, including Tennessee, have statutes that address child-custody and...
UIFSA helps Tennessee enforce child support orders out of state
After a divorce many people choose to relocate to another state in order to pursue their goals in life. Such relocation may not be a major issue if the divorcing couple is childless but if a divorcing couple has children, obtaining financial support for the children...
Alimony can help Tennessee’s stay-at-home spouses after divorce
After getting married, many Tennessee couples decide that one spouse will continue working while the other will become a stay-at-home spouse and focus on maintaining the marital home and raising the children. While this arrangement can benefit many couples, there can...
How can former military spouses apply for benefits under USFSPA?
There is a fairly large community of military service members and their families residing in and around Clarksville, Tennessee. Those people understand that life in the military is quite different from civilian life for the service members, their spouses and their...
Tennessee men can be good fathers, even after divorce
In and around Clarksville, Tennessee, there are many fathers who are either divorced or separated. A number of those fathers do not have child custody and, therefore, the amount of time that they get to spend with their children is often very limited. However, it is a...