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Control the Cost of Divorce / Child Custody Issues How much does it cost to get divorced? How expensive is a child custody battle?  These key questions arise everyday in minds of many people. Certainly any legal case costs more than most people initially thought. Attorneys charge for their time, often as much as $300 per hour. Also the paralegal’s time is billed per hour. Add to that court costs, court reporters,  mediation fees and more. The cost adds up for any divorce or family law matter.  But, you can control the cost of divorce and child custody litigation.  Reduce Costs of Divorce    Of course divorcing does notRead More →

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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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  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 →

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Tennessee Child Custody – Family Law Attorney To most parents, their children are the most important part of their lives.  Whether your child is born outside of marriage or within a marital union that ends in divorce, the child custody becomes an issue for you.  Parenting a child with both the mother and father living together under the same roof can be complicated enough. But, when the parents live separately it involves several additional issues and decisions.  A determination must be made as to which parent your child will be with and when.  Also, which parent has the authority to make educational, medical and other majorRead More →