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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...
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....