Category Archives: Child Custody
Inappropriate Communications to Avoid in a Tennessee Custody Battle: Part 1
Understanding the Impact During a custody battle, every statement you make could come under the scrutiny of a court of law and potentially be used against you. It is crucial to understand what kind of statements might undermine your child custody or visitation case. Otherwise, at the end of your custody or visitation case,… Read More »
Relocation and Child Custody
After a public affair and falling out, Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied have, reportedly, ended their nearly 12 year marriage and finalized their divorce. The pair had been living in France with their two children. The relationship has always been somewhat in the public eye, as Ms. Portman and her ex-husband met in the… 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 »
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 »
Impermanency and Permanent Parenting Plans in Tennessee
Many families operate while utilizing a permanent parenting plan. This means that if you are in a situation where you need or want to change something about your current parenting plan – you are not alone, nor are you the first parent to walk down this road. This article aims to help you get… Read More »
Military Service and Child Custody
The U.S. owes a lot to its servicemen and women. Many of these service members and their families sacrifice a lot in the name of their country. To honor and protect these members, U.S. Federal law has developed in numerous ways that aim to grant special protections to service members. One way that active… Read More »
Military Relocation: Does Tennessee Have Jurisdiction in my Child Custody Case?
As every military family knows, when the U.S. Government tells you to move: you move. Military families have somewhat of a reputation for their transient nature. The requirement to be okay with picking up and moving every few years is simply a reality for so many service members and their families. This requirement to… Read More »
Custodial Interference in Tennessee
The dissolution of a relationship is tough. The dissolution of a relationship that involves underage kids can often be even tougher, since both partners are usually required to continue to cooperate in order to co-parent. Custody arrangements rarely give each parent precisely what they want. This is particularly true when it is a judge… Read More »
Emergency Custody Orders in Tennessee
While divorce is a very common life event in this day and age, it is still one of the most stressful life events a person can live through. Divorce is often about more than just a breakup between two people – you may need to sell your home, lost some amount of access to… Read More »