Back-To-School Tips For Divorced Families

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19th Aug 2014

More than 60 million American children go back to school every September. In most cases, children experience mixed feelings about this time of the year. Some children are sad that the end of summer has arrived, while others are excited … more

Making Joint Custody Work

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31st Jul 2014

When two people have a child together, they become linked through that child. Even if the relationship ends and they each go on to marry other people, they still need to work together to help raise and support any children … more

Requests for Reasonable Attorney’s Fees

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9th Jun 2014

Attorney’s fees for contested issues in divorce and custody litigation can accumulate very quickly if the matter is not resolved by agreement of the parties in a timely manner. Therefore, in most contested divorce and custody litigations, one party, or … more

Frequently Asked Questions: Tennessee Child Custody

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12th Feb 2014

Who is the primary residential parent? The primary residential parent refers to the parent that the child stays with for more than six months in a year. This means that for the better part of the year, the child stays … more

Modifying Parenting Plan Made Easier

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8th Jan 2014

As of October 21, 2013, the Tennessee Supreme Court has held that the burden of modifying a residential parenting schedule should not be as burdensome as it had been in the past. Specifically, the parent attempting to change the residential … more

Calculating “Days” of Custody to Determine Child Support

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13th Nov 2013

Many times divorcing parents have disagreements concerning what is the proper method of determining the number of days that the minor children spend with each parent for purposes of calculating child support? This may seem easy to count, but the … more