Your Legal Guide Through Life’s Twists And Turns
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In the state of Tennessee, alimony can be one of four types -- rehabilitative alimony, transitional alimony, alimony in futuro or alimony in solido. According to state law, it is possible to modify alimony orders by proving that a "substantial and material change of...
During a divorce, one of the most contested issues can be alimony or spousal support. There can be different types of alimony in the state of Tennessee, including rehabilitative alimony, transitional alimony, alimony in futuro or alimony in solido. The type of alimony...
A parent's love and affection for their children is probably the strongest bond of the parent-child relationship. The unconditional love that parents provide is irreplaceable. However, there may be situations in which parents are unable to provide a child with that...
In recent months, many people have raised concerns about Tennessee's efforts toward the enforcement of child support orders. In fact, a recent incident about a delinquent father prompted many Tennessee residents to speak up regarding the state's efforts. That incident...
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...
