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What does a divorce really cost? The answer to that question only partially depends on how complicated the divorce actually is -- the other big factor may be your attorney's willingness to explore economic alternatives. On average, a Tennessee divorce costs $12,600,...
Tennessee has been caught up in a gripping real-life drama that's been playing out on the local news for weeks now. A 50-year-old high school teacher has been accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student, although she may be more-or-less willingly on the run with...
You can often come out of a divorce with a much fairer settlement by approaching the whole thing with a cool head and the help of a financial adviser. This is especially important when there's an imbalance in the incomes of the two spouses. You and your spouse...
It might surprise you to learn that the Tennessee Relocation Statute allows the parent with primary physical custody of a child to relocate more or less at will -- unless the other parent objects and can prove to the court that there's a good reason to deny the move....
After an agonizing 10-month battle to get her son returned from relatives in India, a Tennessee mother finally has her child back in her arms. The traumatic separation of mother and son started after the child's parents visited relatives in India. Since the couple was...
Tennessee requires every divorcing couple to at least attempt mediation -- but what you get out of the process largely depends on what you are willing to set aside before you get there. Some of the most difficult barriers to a successful mediation are the basic...
Mediation is increasingly being seen as a way to avoid the expense of litigation, minimize hostilities between ex-spouses for their joint benefit and create a mutually acceptable divorce agreement. But is it the right thing for you? The answer to that question really...
You've just come out of a tumultuous marriage that involved years of on-and-off fighting. Sometimes the arguments were intense, difficult and ugly. Now that you've filed for divorce, though, you're living in separate houses and a sense of peace and calm has returned...
Every so often, a divorcing couple may not be able to emotionally or physically care for their child for a while, so the child ends up in the custody of an aunt, uncle, or grandparent. Often, it's even a voluntary situation—a parent might ask a relative to take care...
In our previous post, we began discussing the factors family court judges take into consideration when making child custody determinations. As we noted, the central consideration is what is in the best interests of the child. Because the circumstances in each case are...