Traffic stops are a touchy subject. Many go smoothly-you get pulled over, find out why, then drive off with a warning or, at most, a ticket. When they don’t go smoothly they can result in arrests, car chases, and in the most extreme cases, death is a possibility. So when you get pulled over by
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60% DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS TO WIFE UPHELD UNDER SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION THEORY
In the case of Dunn v. Dunn, (No. E2014-00706-COA-R3-CV,. DEC 22, 2014), Husband and Wife were divorced after thirty-eight years of marriage. Following several trial dates, the court issued a memorandum opinion, placing a value on the marital estate and splitting the estate at 60% for the wife and 40% for the husband. The trial
Read MoreTennessee Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Preparing False Tax Returns
Tax preparation can be a profitable business. Done incorrectly, it can also be a very costly one. This is a lesson that Kevin Mendell Walker apparently didn’t know. Walker, a 44 year old resident of Hixson, Tennessee, owns K&R Enterprises, a business specializing in the preparation and presentation of taxes. According to the nine-count indictment
Read MoreMOTION TO CLARIFY PARENTING PLAN MUST REST ON RECORD ALONE OR EVIDENTIARY HEARING REQUIRED
In the case of Howard v. Halford (No. E2014-00002-COA-R3-JV. Dec 22, 2014), The Court of Appeals reviews the Trial Court’s motion to clarify the requirements of the residential co-parenting schedule as laid out in the permanent parenting plan. The Court entered the permanent parenting plan in January of 2013. Mother was named as the primary
Read MoreNO SUCCESSFUL APPEAL FOR ARGUMENT NOT MADE AT TRIAL COURT
Facts The case of Eberbach vs. Eberbach (No. M2013-02852-COA-R3-CV, Tennessee Court of Appeals, Dec 23, 2014), involves litigation over child support and the parenting schedule. Mother and Father divorced in May of 2011. A permanent parenting plan was part of the final divorce decree. In September of 2012, Father filed a petition for a decrease
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