Social media posts, comments, likes, and shares have gotten a lot of people in trouble with their places of employment, at school, and even at home. Let’s face it; social media can be good, but it can also be a hindrance when it comes to dealing with a child custody case in Tennessee. If you are in the midst of…
Alimony, also called spousal support, is designed to help a spouse with a lower income potential survive after a divorce. The availability of alimony, the amount of alimony, and the factors used to determine alimony vary, depending on the type of award. A spouse may be ordered to pay alimony while the divorce is pending, or after the divorce and…
Sometimes – scratch that; LOTS of times – when we meet with clients, they’ll ask a question and follow it up with, “I read on Facebook that,” or “This divorce blog said,” or “I saw a bunch of posts online,” or something to that effect. And while each of us in the office understands that need for a shared human…
Pets are part of the family. They provide unconditional love, make us laugh, and are always by our side. Many of us consider our pets our furry children. If you’re one of those people, and are preparing to go through a divorce, then it’s important you think about your pet. During the divorce process, when you and your ex-spouse begin…
In Tennessee, child support payments are based on Tennessee Child Support Guidelines. They use an income share model for determining how much the alternate residential parent (non-custodial parent) will pay to the primary residential parent, as his or her share of the child’s upkeep and support. Child support orders are based on how much income each parent makes, and how…
The recent discoveries linking an Alzheimer’s-like disease to football and other heavy contact sports have some parents worried about how safe it is for their kids to play football at young ages. Dr. Bennet Omalu, the doctor and brain researcher credited with discovering the disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was quoted in a story in Sports Illustrated saying that allowing…
Tennessee spouses can obtain either a no-fault divorce or, essentially, an “at-fault” divorce. Both can affect other family law legal issues such as property division and alimony. We’ll get into the differences in a bit, but in the most general sense, in an at-fault divorce, once spouse asserts that the other spouse committed some type of bad conduct. A no-fault…
The new tax plan passed by Congress and signed by the President in late December 2017 is affecting the lives of virtually all Americans – especially those are on the verge of, or going through, a divorce. The next tax plan makes significant changes in regard to the alimony deduction and the Child Tax Credit, though the adoption tax credit…
If you go through a divorce in Tennessee, you’re probably going to have to go through mediation, first. We have found that our clients who come in with some idea of what they want the most are often more willing to negotiate with their spouses, and to give mediation the “college try,” as they say. The idea of an “ideal”…
If you have been separated from your spouse for so long that you no longer know where he or she lives, but you are ready to get a divorce, you can still obtain a divorce. However, we highly recommend that this not be attempted without the aid of a lawyer. If the technical requirements are not followed absolutely, the divorce…