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Why We Use Private Process Servers
I know to non-attorneys, a lot of times clients don't understand exactly why we do what we do, and why your divorce lawyer keeps insisting on things that cost more money. Last week, I had an incident where the other side had used an out-of-county Sheriff to serve my...
So You Just Got Served with a Divorce Complaint – The Answer – Part IV
Part IV - Your Answer One of the worst things a person can do after getting divorce papers is to ignore them. Never ignore your divorce complaint! At this point, a few days have passed. If you are going to hire a divorce lawyer, which is highly recommended, the...
Court Affirms Ruling No Material Change
The Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling finding there is no material change of circumstances in a case where the parties had joint parenting time and a child wished to move in with the other parent on a primary basis. JOSHUA TIMOTHY CANADA v. TONYA MARIE CANADA out...
Court of Appeals Alimony Ruling in Divorce
The Tennessee Court of Appeals published opinions this week in two more cases involved alimony in divorce cases. One of these cases, McNab v. McNab deals with alimony in futuro as well as attorney fees in divorce. McNab is interesting in that it involves what appears...
Ashley Madison Info Finally Leaked
It has finally happened! The Ashley Madison info has been leaked. This is very interesting for divorce lawyers. The information was collected through illicit means, are we going to be permitted to use it in court? What happens if we had previously subpoenaed the...
Cool Article – Prenups in Ancient Egypt
Very cool article from Atlasobscura - Ancient Egyptian women of means entered into prenuptial agreements. We think of divorce as a modern invention, but these documents both anticipate divorces and separations but also provide for the terms of the dissolution of the...
How to Prepare for a Divorce Filing
Sometimes you don't have a choice, and you are blindsided by your spouse filing a divorce or you don't have time to plan for safety or other reasons and must immediately hire a divorce lawyer and file. However, if you are the person who plans to file for the divorce,...
Reasons Why It’s Good to be a Divorce Lawyer in Nashville
Check out this craziness from Texas... Law On Your Schedule - Texas Man Ordered to Marry Girlfriend by Judge Just a short FYI for the people who do not spend half of their practice in divorce court, this is very unconstitutional. If you are ever ordered to marry...
Picking a Nashville Divorce Lawyer
It is simple for a lawyer to pick out what lawyer they would want to represent them in a divorce, because as attorneys we can see skills and representative needs in ways that a lay person who is not familiar with the law cannot. Sometimes as well, a client may come to...
Great article on coping with divorce
Divorce is one of the most difficult things a person goes through. Mental Health America has a good article on how to cope. You can read it in full here, but some of the key points I agree with are: Give Yourself a Break - This is going to affect you, don't punish...
So You Just Got Served With Divorce Papers Part Three
So you just got served with divorce papers, part III - TROs and Show Cause Orders Sometimes, within the service packet of your divorce, will be an additional preliminary motion or order from the Court. When an attorney files for a divorce, they are sometimes able to...
My spouse has all the money how do I pay for a lawyer?
In many relationships, one of the spouses will be the breadwinner, bringing in significantly more money than the other party. The other spouse may or may not work, or may make not be in control of the money. Often, the advantaged spouse will try to push a divorce...
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