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Standing to Seek Grandparent Visitation Denied in Cookeville, Tennessee: Judd v. Powell
Who has the right to seek grandparent visitation in Tennessee?
Marrying Up and Marrying Down
A dramatic reversal has taken place on college campuses. Once male-dominated, they are now populated largely by women. There are 2.5 million fewer male than female undergraduates. There’s an even bigger gender gap in master’s degrees.
Why Aren’t More People Marrying? Ask Women What Dating Is Like.
A more granular look at what the reality of dating looks and feels like for straight women can go a long way toward explaining why marriage rates are lower than policy scholars would prefer.
Criminal Contempt Examined in Franklin, Tennessee Grandparent Visitation Case: Rose v. Malone
What are the requirements for criminal contempt in Tennessee?
Comparing Your Divorce to Your Girlfriends’ Divorces Could Be Dangerous
Are you comparing your divorce to your girlfriends’ divorces? Don’t and here’s why: Because every divorce case is unique.
Failure to Change Beneficiary of Retirement Account Leads to Summary Judgment in Cookeville, Tennessee Postdivorce Dispute: Estate of Birdwell v. O’Dell
What happens to the beneficiary of a financial account after a divorce in Tennessee?
Treatment of Parental Alienation: Guidelines for Mental Health and Legal Practitioners
Parental alienation is a pathological process in which one parent undermines and sabotages a child’s relationship with the other parent, usually during separation, divorce, or postdivorce.
Criminal Contempt Reversed in McMinnville, Tennessee: Gillies v. Gillies
What is required to prove criminal contempt in Tennessee?
Order of Protection for Stalking Reversed in Memphis, Tennessee: Aveille v. Moore
What proof is required to obtain an order of protection in Tennessee?