by Morgan Smith | Mar 3, 2016 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer, Family Law
The Court of Appeals has upheld a decision out of Clarksville which named the Mother the Primary Residential Parent with 183 days and Father the Alternate Residential Parent with 182 days and a week on week off schedule. In Barry Spencer v. Christina Spencer, the...
by Morgan Smith | Dec 9, 2015 | Child Support, Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer, Family Law, Post-Divorce Modification
One of the issues in contested divorces with children is the child support worksheet and deviations of the support. At its most basic, the child support is what it is, and your divorce lawyer will plug in the numbers and tell you what comes out. If you are...
by Morgan Smith | Sep 20, 2015 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer, Family Law
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...
by Morgan Smith | Sep 13, 2015 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer
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,...
by Morgan Smith | Sep 7, 2015 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer, Post-Divorce Modification
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...
by Morgan Smith | Aug 26, 2015 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer
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...
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