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 young daughters their highest priority. Public figures face these moments in the open, but the legal steps that follow are...
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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 Code Annotated Section 31-4-101, a surviving spouse can choose to take a percentage of the decedent’s estate instead of whatever...
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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 property owned by either spouse before the marriage is binding on any court with jurisdiction over the spouses, as long...
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Transcript: 00:00:00 So, a special needs trust or also known as a supplemental needs trust. You’ve probably seen these referred to as S&Ts. They are legal arrangements that allow a person with disabilities to receive income or assets without losing their eligibility for government benefits. A supplemental needs trust or...
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Transcript: 00:00:00 A pourover will is just a legal document that acts as a safety net for trust centered estate plans. The pourover will effectively transfers any assets that you might have left outside of your trust, you know, usually by accident um to your trust upon your death. The...
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Transcript: 00:00:00 If your ex will not pay the child support that has already been ordered, you can do a number of things. One, you can file a petition with the court to hold that person in contempt. And you can ask if they have the ability to pay on...
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Transcript: 00:00:00 Yes, child support in Tennessee can be modified so long as the new proposed child support order has a significant variance compared to the prior child support order in Tennessee. And what that means in Tennessee is when you run the child support worksheet, if the new order...
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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 uses an income shares model, which combines both parents’ adjusted gross incomes, looks up a basic child support obligation on...
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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 based on the best interest of the child, and the court is directed to order an arrangement that permits both...
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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 the reasonable security that Tennessee law requires and whether that failure was the cause of the harm. Building that case...
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