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Divorcing When A Child’s Biological Father is Not the Husband So you have decided the marriage is over. There is a child on the way. Or a child was recently born. A question must be answered: Is the husband the father of this child? For husbands this is usually a great big unknown. For wives this answer is often already known or suspected. Unfortunately, affairs occur and children conceived or born during the marriage may involve another person. Tennessee Law Presumes Husband as Father From the early days of common law, marital presumption of fatherhood means children born during marriage result from the marriage. ThisRead More →

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Divorce is serious, but is it time? People have many, many reasons to end the marriage. Some of those reasons are Drug abuse Alcohol Spousal abuse Child abuse Cheating Financial hardship Constant fighting As a result, the question of divorce is ever present. Likewise, the question of what are your legal rights. Also, what happens to the children, the property?  Is it time to file for divorce?  Get the answers by speaking to a family law attorney.Read More →

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When the marriage reaches that critical moment.  When its time to call it quits?  To move on with life? Should you just move out and do nothing? How long should you wait to take legal action?  This all of course depends on your specific situation.  But lets look at the hazards of waiting to take legal action.  This by no means is intended to encourage a person to rush into a divorce or legal separation.  But, failing to act could cause a major problem.  Informal marital separation can and often does lead to unforeseen complications. Coronavirus Pandemic and Legal Separation v Divorce Due to the economicRead More →

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Chattanooga Family Law Attorney What is Family Law? A Family law attorney focuses on the area of legal practice that involves issues affecting the family.  Although the matters of law are somewhat typical,  the involvement of family relationships, and the emotionally charged issues add a level of uniqueness to every family law case.  This class of legal practice is also known as domestic relations law and includes: divorce spousal support child support custody division of assets and liabilities due to divorce adoption termination of parental rights paternity dependency and child neglect protection from domestic abuse Family Law Attorney Since 1982 Jim Purple has been practicing law in theRead More →

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  Can the custodial parent move out-of-state with the child? In Tennessee the primary residential parent can not relocate with the minor child if the alternate residential parent is currently spending time with the child. Of course, if  the alternate residential parent consents then the parent can relocate. Otherwise consent from the divorce or child custody court will be required. If the other parent is not spending any time with the child then consent is not required to move with the child. When both parents are spending significant time with a minor child Tennessee’s child custody law requires the following procedure to relocate with child. This procedureRead More →