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Tennessee Divorce Waiting Period How quickly can a person obtain a divorce in Tennessee? The answer depends on several issues.  These should be discussed with a divorce lawyer.  There is a mandatory divorce waiting period in Tennessee.  The earliest a divorce can be finalized is sixty days, if there are no minor children born of the marriage.  This is referred to as a mandatory divorce waiting period.  If there are minor children born of the marriage then the required divorce waiting period is ninety days. The divorce waiting period begins after the filing of the divorce petition.  This waiting period applies in an uncontested orRead More →

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If you are seeking a divorce in the State of Tennessee, divorce mediation is required in most situations.  Mediation is also sometimes referred to as Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Mediation is the process of parties in dispute working with a neutral third party, the mediator, in order to attempt to resolve the disputes by agreement.  Obviously not all divorce cases can be resolved in mediation. But because of the deeply intimate and personal issues involved in a divorce. The state legislature and the courts in Tennessee require that the parties mediate their issues. In order to resolve or narrow the issues prior to a trial.  InRead More →

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Is the criminal justice system really broken? Hamilton County, Tennessee: Opinion of A Grand Jury Foreperson V.S.  Criminal Court Hamilton County, Tennessee: One of the two Grand Jury Forepersons serving in Hamilton County, Tennessee was recently replaced after twenty (20) years of devoted service.  According to the article posted by chattanoogan.com, one of the major reasons that Marsha Crabtree was not reappointed was due to increasing negativity and impartiality in the reports from her Grand Jurors.  The three Hamilton County, Tennessee criminal court Judges sent written notification to Ms. Crabtree that she would not be reappointed in January 2011. The Public is Frustrated with theRead More →