by Morgan Smith | Oct 18, 2018 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer
When children are removed by parents and taken across state lines, the appropriate means of returning the child is referred to as a Hague Case due to its reliance on a Hague Convention regarding custody and child abduction. Since this is a relatively new area of law...
by Morgan Smith | Jul 24, 2018 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer, Family Law, Post-Divorce Modification
As of July 1 the relocation laws in Tennessee have changed. The new statute is being applied remedially in Davidson County, how it will be handled in other counties is still up in the air. This means even if you begun the relocation process prior to July 1, the new...
by Morgan Smith | Jun 22, 2018 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer, Post-Divorce Modification
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has reiterated that a disagreement over schools is not grounds for a modification of the primary residential parent designation. This was considered pretty settled law, but some court still rule this way and require parents to fund...
by Morgan Smith | May 28, 2018 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer
This is an issue that comes up again and again in many of our divorce cases. As we handle a lot of high-asset contested divorces, alimony is at issue very frequently. Given the fluid nature of our society now, many people discuss their divorces with friends and...
by Morgan Smith | May 18, 2018 | Contested Divorce, Divorce Lawyer, Uncategorized
Personal Service of Process in Default Divorces come with significant benefits compared to Service by Publication. A default divorce is a divorce that is obtained without the participation of the defending spouse. Sometimes this happens because a spouse just refuses...
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