Your Legal Guide Through Life’s Twists And Turns
Whenever minor children are involved, divorce can be difficult on parents and children. Not seeing or dealing with the other spouse on a daily basis may be something both parents look forward to, but the children may feel anxious and depressed by this prospect. Courts...
Statistical data from across the United States indicate that about half of all marriages end in divorce. The end of a marriage changes everything for the family involved. For couples with children, child custody can become a major battle of wills, but often the most...
A divorce arouses a range of emotions; including despair, hopelessness, sadness, anger, and frustration. While the couple going through a divorce may experience these and much more, yet individuals need to keep a cool head as a range of financial matters need to be...
Divorce can be a tumultuous experience for any Tennessee couple. Not only are there several issues, such as child support and child custody but there are financial matters to be settled as well. Property division is just one of them. In Tennessee, a separate form...
Abandonment is the deliberate act of forsaking a partner without notification or the intention of returning. According to U. S. military law which is valid for Tennessee residents, too, if a service member abandons a partner, that partner has certain rights and is...
Like any child who is unfortunately part of a custody situation in the United States, Tennessee children are affected most by contentious custody battles. As parents fight it out in court, children often worry about who will take custody and provide for them. To help...
Whenever one parent is left to raise a child alone and the other parent is capable of providing support to cover the costs of health care, education and day-to-day living, a court will generally order the noncustodial parent to make monthly payments. When child...
Under Tennessee law, a parent can seek two types of modifications to parenting plans: a change in the residential parenting schedule and a change in child custody. A change of custody is usually difficult to obtain. But if a parent can establish that there has been...
Tennessee residents who divorce often wonder how they can protect their assets. Although both premarital and postmarital agreements are good options, others are also available. One of those, the Tennessee Community Property Trust, was discussed on this blog a few...
Divorce is never easy, especially when there are children involved. Two people may choose to part ways because of irreconcilable differences and lead a better life, but a divorce can have long-term detrimental effects on the children of the divorcing couple if proper...
