Divorce

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Going  through a divorce is a dramatic change for both you and your family.  It's our job to help you avoid an ugly and abusive conflict. We are  dedicated to helping your reach the best possible resolution for you and  your children within the confines of the law.

1. Asset Division

2. Alimony

3. Child Support

​4. Child Custody

Tennessee  property division laws mandate full and fair disclosure of all marital  property in a divorce, annulment, and legal separation cases. All  Tennessee divorces end with equitable distribution, but they all begin  with identifying and classifying assets as either marital or separate  property and the value of each.

Marital Property: Any property and/or debts aquired by the parties during the marriage.

​Separate Property: Property aquired by either spouse prior to the marriage.

Unlike  child support and alimony, which can be re-evaluated over time as  circumstances change, asset division is not generally subject to further  review by the court. This is why it is so critical to make sure your  settlement agreement is done exactly the way you intended before your  case in finalized

 Alimony is  an allowance out of one spouse's (or ex spouse's) separate estate for  the support of the other spouse when the spouses are living separately. 

 Under  Tennessee Alimony Laws there are 4 types to consider: Alimony in  Solido, Alimony in Futuro or Periodic Alimony, Rehabilitative Alimony,  and Transitional Alimony. These alimony payments could continue for  months, years, or even a lifetime. This is why it is so important for us  to discuss the possibility of alimony at length when we meet. 

Child Support is  the financial support that is paid from one parent to another to help  cover the various costs associated with raising minor children.  Tennessee law states that both parents are equally and jointly  responsible for their minor child's "care, nurture, welfare, education  and support".
 

Every  Tennessee divorce, paternity lawsuit, complaint for separate  maintenance, annulment and legal separation involving a minor child will  raise the issue of child support obligations. Before child support  calculations can be made, parents must complete the Tennessee Child Support Worksheets disclosing all of their sources of income. Using the information from  the worksheets, along with the Tennessee Child Support Law and  Guidelines, your attorneys and judge will establish the amount to be  paid from one parent to the other in order to maintain their child or  children. 

It  is our job to help you navigate both the worksheets and the laws and  guidelines that go with them. Please don't try and do this on your own,  we're here to help.

Child Custody defines the relationship between both parents and their minor children. There are two major types of custody, Physical Custody - allocation of time with each parent, and Legal Custody - who makes the final decisions for the children. 

We  know how important it is for you to spend as much time with your  children as humanly possible. We also know how intimidating a child  custody case can be for both the parents and their children. In the  state of Tennessee, child custody laws focus on what is in the best  interest of the child and the fitness of their parents.

You  need to be aware of all of your options. When we meet, we'll discuss  what you believe is best for your child and which of those options might  work best for us to achieve that future for you and your family.