When you say “I do,” you say it with plans of forever in mind. But sometimes, life gets in the way and you find yourself falling out of love with your partner, and potentially in love with someone new. New love can make you feel bold or reckless, or impatient for your new life to [...]
After the marriage has ended and the divorce has been settled, it can pose an ongoing challenge for the spouse who is obliged to pay alimony or spousal support (obligor) to their former spouse (obligee). When the obligor's financial situation takes a downward turn, it can become challenging to take care of his or her [...]
When you draw up your parenting plan, you base it on your current circumstances and the circumstances of your now ex-husband or wife. But sometimes things happen, and the parenting plan which worked for you at the time is no longer feasible. You may need to modify your parenting plan in order to keep providing [...]
At least once a week, a headline pops up on the news about Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton getting a divorce. And every single week, one (or both) of them denies that it’s true. Over the past few weeks, however, the focus has shifted slightly to Gina and Pat Neely, the celebrity chef couple, and [...]
We’ve all heard the stories – a friend of a friend lost custody of her child because of a picture on Facebook, or your second cousin’s brother has to pay ¾ of his salary in spousal support until he dies. While the laws governing divorce in Tennessee are complicated, most of what you hear isn’t [...]
In the words of television’s Sophia Petrillo, “Picture it:” Tennessee, 1984. You marry your sweetheart and the two of you decide that you’ll stay home and raise the children, while he goes to work. Now it’s thirty years later and he’s lost his job, and suddenly he’s fighting you over his alimony payments. Sound familiar? [...]
