What is Transmutation of marital property in Tennessee? Simply put, assume John and Jane are a happy couple looking forward to their wedding day with lofty bliss that forever means forever. John has inherited $100,000.00 from the death of his father and deposited into John's sole checking account. Jane has been successful at her company and participated in a 401k and her pre-marital balance is $50,000.00. John's inheritance and Jane's 401k balance are each separate property that is theirs … [Read more...]
Tennessee Orders of Protection
An Order of Protection is an Order signed by a judge upon a Petition prohibiting you from contacting or going near another person. Tennessee law on orders of protection are often misunderstood as only applying in circumstances of where a domestic relationship exists. This does not apply in the context of harassment and stalking where an order of protection can be issued without such a domestic relationship.If the victim happens to be a minor child at the time of the incident, then the guardian … [Read more...]
Is the other parent of your child willfully under-employed to avoid paying child support?
Tennessee courts can modify child support up or down if a parent has a significant change in income. However, courts won't allow a noncustodial parent to decrease child support if he or she is willfully unemployed or underemployed. There are a number of factors to determine whether the other parent of your child is willfully and/or voluntarily unemployed and/or underemployed.The Guidelines do not presume that a parent is willfully underemployed. TENN. COMP. R. & REGS. … [Read more...]