by Brad Frakes | Feb 12, 2014 | Child Custody, Family Law
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 with this parent except for special events,...
by Brad Frakes | Jan 8, 2014 | Child Custody, Family Law
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 schedule no longer has to...
by Brad Frakes | Dec 18, 2013 | Divorce
Going through a divorce is rough. Whether the marriage ended over irreconcilable differences or for amicable reasons the very first holiday season that you spend on your own can bring about feelings of anger, depression, sadness, and even guilt. The complication...
by Brad Frakes | Nov 13, 2013 | Child Custody, Child Support, Family Law
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 calculation can become...
by Brad Frakes | Oct 8, 2013 | Paternity
Many people, including attorneys, maintain the belief that once a child has been deemed to be the offspring of a man that the presumption of paternity cannot be overturned, even with the assistance of scientific and conclusive DNA testing. This is not the case....
