Kidman Urban Divorce and TN Alimony Waivers
The end of a long marriage rarely moves quickly through the courts. When it does, it usually means the hardest negotiations were finished before anything was filed. One of Nashville's...
The Fifty Percent Line That Ends a Claim
A Threshold That Determines Everything Tennessee applies a fault rule that can completely and permanently eliminate an otherwise valid truck accident claim once a specific percentage threshold is genuinely and...
Jon Pardi Divorce and Tennessee Law
Country singer Jon Pardi and his wife, Summer, have confirmed they are ending their five-year marriage. The couple shared the news in a joint social media post, calling their two...
The Share a Spouse Cannot Be Denied
A Will Cannot Completely Disinherit a Spouse Tennessee does not let a person leave their spouse out of a will entirely, no matter what the document itself says. Under Tennessee...
What Makes an Agreement Hold Up in Court
Tennessee Sets a Clear Standard for Enforcement Tennessee courts do not automatically enforce every agreement a couple signs before marriage. Under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 36-3-501, a premarital agreement concerning...
How Tennessee Calculates What Parents Owe
Tennessee Bases Support on Combined Parental Income Child support in Tennessee is not calculated using a flat percentage or a simple guess. Under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 36-5-101, the state...
How Tennessee Judges Weigh What Matters Most
Every Custody Decision Comes Back to One Standard Tennessee law does not simply divide parenting time evenly by default. Under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 36-6-106, every custody determination must be...
Evidence in Memphis Apartment Shooting Cases
A negligent security case after a Memphis apartment shooting does not rise or fall on the shooting itself. It rises or falls on whether the apartment complex failed to provide...
When Trespassers Create Liability for Memphis Apartment Complexes
Tennessee law does not require apartment complex owners to prevent every possible criminal act. It requires them to take reasonable steps to prevent foreseeable ones. When trespassers repeatedly enter a...