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Divorce is an adversarial process, and it isn't uncommon for people to feel especially distrustful of everything that happens. That can make it hard to consider mediation as an alternative, since mediation requires a certain amount of openness and trust to work. If...
If you're not the residential parent -- the parent with primary physical custody in Tennessee -- you may be faced with a difficult problem. How do you stay connected to your child when you don't live with him or her on a regular basis anymore? Unlike many other...
As a parent going through divorce, your primary concern is making sure your child understands what is happening and doesn't suffer because of it. Your ex and you are both on the same page and want to make sure your child has the best possible future with both of you...
If you and your spouse decide that mediation is the best way to work through your divorce, it won’t be long before you’re seeking information on what the process entails. While mediation is not the right solution for every couple, there are many benefits of giving it...
In a hotly contested legal divorce between a lesbian couple, the Tennessee court did what many consider the only rational decision: They granted the non-biological mother the same parenting and custodial rights and responsibilities that a man would have over a child...
Marriage may be a matter of the heart, but divorce is a matter of finances. If you and your spouse worked hard over the years to build up your assets, neither of you probably want to see those assets depleted with an ugly divorce -- a protracted fight could diminish...
There's a mistaken belief among a lot of newly divorced parents that child support is only supposed to cover the basics that a child needs -- which means those parents could be in for a seriously unpleasant surprise when their ex-spouse asks the court to order a...
There are many things to think about as you move forward with the divorce process. Early on, you must decide if you and your soon to be ex-spouse will consider mediation. This isn't the right approach for every divorcing couple, but it's something you may want to...
In some states, having a chronic illness with severe episodes or a fatal diagnosis puts you in danger of losing your children to the state's foster care system if you become incapacitated at any point -- no matter how temporary. In Tennessee, however, the Standby...
Divorce litigation is an unhappy, unforgiving process that's automatically adversarial in nature. It's all about winning and losing. Divorce mediation, by contrast, is all about compromise. It's about 3-4 times less expensive than litigation, and it allows you to end...