For couples everywhere, including those in Tennessee, divorce not only breaks hearts but can also take a financial toll. For these reasons, anyone who is considering divorce should try their best to set emotions aside and approach the process of property division...
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Steps to take after courts finalizes property division terms
Many would say that the most important aspect of a divorce is property division because how an individual spends the person's life following a divorce depends largely on the financial resources at hand. Courts in Tennessee understand this concept and courts issue...
What is the Tennessee Investment Services Trust Act of 2007?
Many people would agree that one of the most contentious issues at the time of divorce is property division, even though Tennessee laws mandate an equitable division of marital property. Thankfully, over the past few years, a number of new laws have been passed by the...
Equitable division of marital property in Tennessee
Many divorced spouses in Tennessee agree that the outcome of property division after a divorce is a matter of serious concern. Marital property refers to all tangible and intangible personal property, purchased or acquired by either or both the spouses during the...
How property can be fairly divided after a divorce in Tennessee
Any Tennessee resident who has had the misfortune of divorcing after years together with a spouse might agree that dividing assets and property is a serious matter with long-term consequences. Tennessee law requires that marital properties be equitably divided between...
How property division can affect gray divorces in Tennessee
Divorce typically raises many tough issues for couples to address. For younger couples with minor children, the worst of these are usually about child custody and child support. For older couples, though, spousal support and property division are often the toughest...
Tennessee Pension rights in divorce property division
Many Tennessee residents older than age 60 are, in increasing numbers, divorcing after decades of marriage. A late-life divorce has many different implications for adult children and retirement benefits which may be are considered marital assets. In many cases,...
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...
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...
Taking a close look at property and assets after divorce
Any Tennessee resident who has been through a divorce understands that it is more than about two people parting and moving along on their separate ways. There may be child custody, child support and spousal support to consider. At some point, the property division...
