A divorce is often a contentious situation. It may get better, but if it does not, you may find yourself compromising on things you did not want to compromise on. You may end up with details of your divorce decree that you are not happy with. Once the judge in...
Tennessee is just like every other state in the country, and couples make the choice to split up every single day. What complicates the situation is the feelings of children and how to handle them as their world is shifted upside down. If you are going through a...
When Tennessee couples divorce, there are many decisions to make. Child support, child custody and parenting plans are just a few of the things that families face when ending a marriage. Another thing that is extremely important to address in a divorce decree is...
As you are considering your negotiations for the parenting plan during your Tennessee divorce, you may hear the words, “parenting responsibilities.” The Tennessee statutes define these words very specifically when it comes to activities and behaviors that foster a...
Raising children is expensive, and you do your best to make sure that your kids have what they need in order to have a happy, healthy childhood. With the divorce looming in the near future, you may worry that the change in finances for you and your spouse will affect...
Equitable means fair and impartial, and when it comes to a Tennessee divorce, each spouse wants the judge to have as much information as possible to ensure that the property division is actually equitable. According to the Journal of the American Academy of...
A marriage ending can cause a considerable amount of stress, especially if one spouse is not employed or only employed part-time. The resources may not exist for that spouse to imagine financial independence from the other. In Tennessee, a spouse may qualify for...
If the courts have decided that your former spouse should pay you alimony, you are probably “economically disadvantaged” compared to your spouse. This may have happened because your contributions to the marriage were not financial, such as raising the children or...
If you are like most people who get divorced in Tennessee, you will experience a wide variety of emotions as you work through the many decisions and changes to come. Sometimes, there are so many things to focus on that you only have the energy for the ones that seem...
Making decisions during a divorce is rarely easy. Even if you and your ex are in agreement on most issues, chances are you’ll experience a great deal of stress as a result of the dissolution of your marriage. Coping with stress in a healthy and meaningful way is...
