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Modification of Parenting Schedule: Schreur v. Garner
Facts: Mother and Father divorced in 2007. Father was named the primary residential parent of their two children. Mother had the children on extended alternating weekends (Friday to Tuesday) and one...
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Retroactive Child Support When Parent Did Not Know of Child’s Existence:...
Facts: Mother, who lived in Tennessee, and Father, who lived in Louisiana, had a brief relationship that resulted in the birth of Child. When Child was an infant, Mother lied and told Father Child had...
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Reversal of Trial Court’s Child Custody Ruling: K.B.J. v. T.J.
Facts: Husband and Wife were married 17 years. They have two children. Wife filed for divorce and alleged that Husband regularly viewed pornographic web sites, had various meetings with people he met...
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Divorce Etiquette 101: How to Handle the End of a Close Friend’s or Family...
The following article by Denise Schipani was recently published in Woman’s Day. Divorce Etiquette 101 Learn how to gracefully navigate the end of a close friend’s or family member’s marriage There’s no...
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Tennessee Divorce Lawyer’s List of Things Every Divorced or Divorcing Parent...
This is Part One of a four-part series where I will briefly recommend appropriate behaviors for parents during separation, courtroom proceedings, and following divorce. All recommendations are based on...
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Tennessee Divorce Lawyer’s List of Things Every Divorced or Divorcing Parent...
This is Part Two of a four-part series where I will briefly recommend appropriate behaviors for parents during separation, courtroom proceedings, and following divorce. All recommendations are based on...
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Tennessee Divorce Lawyer’s List of Things Every Divorced or Divorcing Parent...
This is Part Three of a four-part series where I will briefly recommend appropriate behaviors for parents during separation, courtroom proceedings, and following divorce. All recommendations are based...
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Tennessee Divorce Lawyer’s List of Things Every Divorced or Divorcing Parent...
This is the fourth and final post in a four-part series where I will briefly recommend appropriate behaviors for parents during separation, courtroom proceedings, and following divorce. All...
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Modification of Grandparent Visitation in Tennessee: Lovlace v. Copley
Facts: In their divorce, Mother was designated the primary residential parent of Child and Father was awarded supervised visitation. Eventually, Mother married Stepfather. The paternal grandparents...
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How to Talk to Your Kids About the School Shooting
After what happened in Connecticut today, I want to share this article by Emily Yoffe at Slate.com with my readers: How to Talk to Your Kids About the School Shooting What do you say to your...
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Termination of Parental Rights Not in Child’s Best Interest in Murfreesboro:...
Facts: After a brief sexual relationship with Father ended, Mother discovered she was pregnant. When she informed Father of the pregnancy and her belief that he was the biological father, Father...
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Helping Children Endure Divorce
This recent article by Marlene Moses in the Tennessee Bar Journal contains good advice for divorcing parents. Helping Children Endure Divorce When in the midst of a divorce, it is understandable for a...
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Is Divorce Bad for Children?
This recent article by Hal Arkowitz and Scott Lilienfield in Scientific American may be of interest to readers of this blog. Is Divorce Bad for Children? The break-up may be painful, but research...
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Termination of Parental Rights Reversed in Gallatin Adoption: In re Kaleb N.F.
Facts: When Child was 11 months old, the Department of Children’s Services (“DCS”) investigated a report of drug abuse by Mother and domestic violence in the home. When the investigation revealed the...
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More Grandparents Serving as Primary Caregivers to Children
After all the grandparent visitation posts on this blog from the last few weeks, I thought this article by Emily Alpert in the Los Angeles Times might be of interest. More grandparents serving as...
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Unmarried Parents Are Increasingly Cohabitating
This recent article by Hope Yen in the Washington Post may be of interest to readers of this blog. More couples who become parents are living together but not marrying, data show No longer taboo,...
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