{"id":1522,"date":"2011-10-15T21:15:13","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T01:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/blog_news\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2019-11-08T08:27:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T13:27:05","slug":"chattanooga-attorney-jim-purple-tennessee-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/2011\/10\/15\/chattanooga-attorney-jim-purple-tennessee-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Chattanooga Attorney Jim Purple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family Law Attorney, Criminal Lawyer<\/h2>\n
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Chattanooga attorney Jim Purple has been practicing law in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee<\/strong>, since 1982.\u00a0 As a lawyer<\/strong> Jim Purple represents a variety of people in many areas of law<\/strong>.\u00a0 Attorney Purple is a people person.\u00a0 He truly cares about his clients.\u00a0 In fact, many of those that Jim Purple has represented as a lawyer are considered friends.\u00a0 Jim is married to Ellen Purple and is the father of four (4) children and the adoptive father of one (1) child.\u00a0 He has four (4) grandchildren and several great grandchildren.\u00a0 As a family law attorney<\/strong>, Jim Purple, draws from his own personal experiences as well as his experience as a lawyer. T<\/em>o provide a well rounded and caring representation of divorce<\/strong> clients.\u00a0 Being people focused, Chattanooga attorney, Jim Purple, looks beyond the legal issues of family law, and criminal law. \u00a0<\/strong>Jim\u00a0makes his clients feel comfortable discussing these tough personal and legal issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody and Child Support Attorney<\/h3>\n

\"divorce<\/a>Divorce<\/strong> is a very tragic situation, and involves many emotional and legal issues<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is true whether you have children involved in the divorce or not.\u00a0 Obviously a family law attorney is not there to heal all of your wounds. But to guide you through the legal issues involved in divorce<\/strong>. \u00a0A caring divorce lawyer<\/strong> can help the emotional trauma and understands your situation. This makes the legal problems of divorce a lot easier to handle. \u00a0Divorce is never easy.\u00a0 There are many reasons that a person seeks a divorce. Such as financial stress, adultery, alcohol or drug abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, abandonment. Or several issues<\/a> that leads a person say ITS OVER!\u00a0 Contact<\/a> and retain Chattanooga attorney, Jim Purple.<\/p>\n

On the legal front, divorce requires that marital property be divided in fair manner. This includes the marital home if its owned by the parties. Also retirement accounts, personal property from automobiles to household items. Often times a consideration of alimony<\/strong>.\u00a0 Legal battles over alimony<\/a> can be very complicated and get very heated. After all why should one spouse have to lose the lifestyle to\u00a0 which she\/he has become accustomed because the other spouse caused the divorce<\/strong> – by having an affair, being drunk, or abusive, etc. On the other hand, the person who would have to pay alimony<\/a> feels that its wrong to have to continue to support his\/her spouse.\u00a0 Chattanooga divorce attorney<\/strong>, Jim Purple, understands these issues. Jim\u00a0represents his clients with a caring attitude. He draws upon his many years of experience as a lawyer in family law matters.<\/p>\n

\"Chattanooga<\/p>\n

If there is a child involved in the divorce<\/strong>, then a Permanent Parenting Plan<\/strong> must be developed. To\u00a0deal with the custody<\/a> of the child, child support and all other parenting issues. Like educational decisions, health care decisions, etc.\u00a0 The legal battle over the custody of a child<\/strong> is probably the most difficult part of divorce<\/strong>.\u00a0 Having a family law child custody attorney<\/strong> who not only understands the legal issues but also the emotional issues involved in child custody disputes is important.\u00a0 As a child custody lawyer, Chattanooga attorney Jim Purple helps his clients work through the many issues involved in a child custody dispute.<\/strong>\u00a0 Where will the child live most of the time? Should your child even spend any time with\u00a0 the other parent? \u00a0Should parenting time be supervised? \u00a0These issues require extensive legal advice and vigorous representation by your lawyer, but also understanding. Child custody is not limited to divorce. But often becomes an issue after the divorce is final. Or among parents who were not married. \u00a0Chattanooga attorney, Jim Purple, has extensive experience in all types of\u00a0 child custody, and changing <\/a>custody.<\/p>\n

Criminal Attorney, Defense Lawyer for DUI, Felony and Misdemeanor Charges<\/h3>\n

Being arrested or charged with a crime<\/strong> is very serious, and for some people quite scary.\u00a0 Depending on the type of crime that you are charged with, you could spend a lot of time in jail, prison, or on probation.\u00a0 In order to make sure your rights are protected and you have the best chance of a good criminal defense<\/strong>, you need an experienced criminal attorney<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Chattanooga<\/a><\/p>\n

Being arrested is only the first step in the criminal process<\/strong>.\u00a0 From this point forward you need a criminal lawyer<\/strong> to advise you and to guide you through the criminal law<\/a> process.\u00a0 Of course you do not need to wait to be arrested before consulting or retaining<\/a> a Chattanooga\u00a0attorney for criminal defense.\u00a0 If the police or any other law enforcement agency are investigating you, you should consider consulting<\/a> a criminal attorney.\u00a0 Remember that only a lawyer can give you legal advice. This includes advising you as to when you should actually retain\u00a0a criminal defense attorney.<\/p>\n

After you are arrested<\/strong> and charged with a crime<\/strong> you will appear before a judicial officer, judge or magistrate to have bail<\/strong> set. \u00a0Chattanooga attorney Jim Purple does from time to time help his clients obtain a bail bond. \u00a0Although he does not endorse<\/span> a particular bail bondsman. \u00a0Chattanooga attorney Purple will assist a criminal client in obtaining a bond from a bondsman you select.\u00a0 Another function of a criminal lawyer in relation to bail bonds is to request that the court lower the amount of bail in certain cases. Chattanooga attorney Jim Purple,\u00a0\u00a0defends clients charged with a variety of crimes. From lowering bail<\/strong>, to plea bargaining.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0To obtaining pre trial diversion for eligible<\/a> criminal defendants.\u00a0 Or a criminal jury trial. \u00a0Chattanooga criminal defense attorney Jim Purple represents you or your loved one. Choose<\/a> your criminal attorney wisely.<\/p>\n

Chattanooga Attorney Serving Tennessee Residents<\/h4>\n

At Purple Law Firm our attorneys<\/strong> serve the legal needs of people in Chattanooga<\/strong>, Hamilton County, Red Bank<\/strong>, Collegedale<\/strong>, Soddy Daisy<\/strong>, Bradley County<\/strong>, Cleveland<\/strong>, Rhea County, Dayton<\/strong>, and many other areas in Tennessee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Family Law Attorney, Criminal Lawyer Chattanooga attorney Jim Purple has been practicing law in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, since 1982.\u00a0 As a lawyer Jim Purple represents a variety of people in many areas of law.\u00a0 Attorney Purple is a people person.\u00a0 He truly cares about his clients.\u00a0 In fact, many of those that Jim Purple has represented as a lawyer are considered friends.\u00a0 Jim is married to Ellen Purple and is the father of four (4) children and the adoptive father of one (1) child.\u00a0 He has four (4) grandchildren and several great grandchildren.\u00a0 As a family law attorney, Jim Purple, draws from his ownRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,22],"tags":[53,110,136,220],"yst_prominent_words":[440,583,579,2040,2042,2041,2199,354,391,413,1751,915,911,513,512,736,584,2214,650,363],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-admin","4":"post-1522","6":"format-standard","7":"category-featured-legal-articles","8":"category-chattanooga-attorney-tennessee-lawyer","9":"post_tag-attorney-at-law","10":"post_tag-criminal-defense","11":"post_tag-divorce-lawyer","12":"post_tag-lawyer-legal-professional"},"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Todd Couvillon","author_link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"hoot-small-preview":false,"hoot-large-preview":false,"hoot-medium-preview":false,"hoot-wide":false,"hoot-extra-wide":false,"hoot-boxcontent":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Todd Couvillon","author_link":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":9,"uagb_excerpt":"Family Law Attorney, Criminal Lawyer Chattanooga attorney Jim Purple has been practicing law in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, since 1982.\u00a0 As a lawyer Jim Purple represents a variety of people in many areas of law.\u00a0 Attorney Purple is a people person.\u00a0 He truly cares about his clients.\u00a0 In fact, many of those that Jim Purple…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1522"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3627,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1522\/revisions\/3627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1522"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purplelawfirm.com\/law-and-you-chattanooga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}