Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Aggravated Stalking in Tennessee
In Tennessee, stalking is a criminal offense that can lead to serious charges and consequences. While not every instance of stalking comes from a domestic violence dynamic, a large percentage of stalking cases do arise from actions taken, or interactions between partners or ex-partners. Stalking and harassment have a variety of consequences: they can… Read More »
Handling Extracurricular Activities in Parenting Plans
Crafting an inclusive, dynamic, successful parenting plan during a separation or divorce might just be an art form. Everything about your life is changing, and your family is stepping into something new. It is understandable that the weight of all this change and the number of tasks you have to juggle as a divorcing… Read More »
Think These Questions Through Before a High-Asset Divorce
High-asset divorce, high net worth divorce, complex financial divorce – these are all different names for the same thing. And while divorce is devastating for a great many personal and emotional reasons, it can also wreak havoc on your financial wellbeing. If you have worked for years, maybe even decades, to build an empire… Read More »
Steps to Follow in Filing a High-asset Divorce
With more money, there are usually more things to worry about. There is just generally more: more paperwork, more red tape, more to manage and be aware of. So it stands to reason that some of the most complicated divorce cases are high-asset divorces. They are often complicated, often messy, and throwing the emotion… Read More »
Spousal Inheritance and the Elective Share
One of the most controversial works left behind by William Shakespeare is actually not Macbeth, nor any other elaborate poetry or drawn-out scene. Shakespeare’s most controversial work may very well be his own last will and testament – finalized merely a month before his death. The will specifies that various items be left to… Read More »
Top Ways to Defend Against a Custody Modification Request
The thought of your child’s other parent attempting to change the current custody or visitation schedule may be totally overwhelming. Settling custody disputes is often the most contentious aspect of any split, and it is often a huge relief when that hurdle is in the rear-view mirror. So what happens when, again, your life… Read More »
What Judges Look at: Child Custody Determinations
Nothing can make a parent feel more powerless than the idea of losing access to their child. Many parents even choose to stay in bad marriages, simply because they cannot bear the thought of the turmoil that their child may go through in the case of a divorce. Or the thought of losing access… Read More »
FAQs about Paternity in Tennessee
It is truly something to marvel at, the call to action that parent’s feel when they sense that their child is threatened. This is not something reserved solely for mankind either. All throughout the animal kingdom you will find parents living solely for their children. Giving their lives for their children. When you consider… Read More »
What You Need to Know About Open Adoption in Tennessee
There are many ways that families come to be. Adoption can be a wonderful way to bring a child into a loving home, and to expand a family. If you are deciding whether to pursue adoption, there will be several important decisions to be made. One of those decisions will be whether you want… Read More »
When the Court Appoints a Guardian ad Litem in Tennessee
A Guardian ad Litem in Tennessee is defined as “a lawyer appointed by the court to advocate for the best interests of a child….” The definition goes on to state that the Guardian ad Litem’s Role is also “to ensure that the child’s concerns and preferences are effectively advocated”. TN. R. S. Ct. 40…. Read More »
