Topic
Parenting Time
159 published works
Family
Dad Gets Custody After Mom Limits Parenting Time
By Miles Mason
Tennessee child custody case summary. In Re Lennon R. The child in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case was born to unwed parents who had a brief relationship. The mother learned…
Family
NEW LAW in 2019 | Options Added: Joint PRP or No PRP
By Miles Mason
Equal Parenting Time with Joint Primary Residential Parents Who should be the “primary residential parent” (PRP) when the parenting plan agreement gives both parties equal parenting time? Specific reference is…
Family
Parenting Schedule Reversed for Failing to Maximize Participation in Murfreesboro, Tennessee: In re Lennon R.
By K.O. Herston
Facts: Mother and Father are the unmarried parents of Child. After paternity was established, Father petitioned for parenting time. A temporary parenting plan awarded almost equal parenting time, with Mother receiving…
Family
Mandatory Reduction of Parenting Time Challenged in Livingston, Tennessee: Burchfield v. Burchfield
By K.O. Herston
Facts: When Mother and Father divorced five years ago, their agreed parenting plan designated Mother as the primary residential parent and vested Father with 141 days of parenting time. After the…
Divorce: New York
Don’t Leave Future Parenting-Time Decisions for Later Agreement
By Neil Cahn
Leaving parenting-time decisions to the future agreement of the parents is not a great idea, particularly with quarreling parents. So held the Appellate Division, Second Department, in its February, 2019…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
April Activities in Minnesota: How to Spend Your Parenting Time
By Jason Brown
After months of being cooped up inside, you're ready to celebrate the sunshine with your children. In April, you'll find plenty of opportunities to catch some fresh air alongside your…
Family
Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Contested in Interstate Parenting Dispute in Shelbyville, Tennessee: Parker v. Parker
By K.O. Herston
Facts: Mother and Father, the parents of one child, divorced in 2009. Mother was designated the primary residential parent, and Father received 86 days of parenting time. A few years later,…
Family
Criminal Contempt in Clarksville, Tennessee Postdivorce Dispute: Renken v. Renken
By K.O. Herston
Facts: Mother and Father are the divorced parents of four children. The parents’ relationship was highly contentious. According to Mother, she and Father could not “agree about what color the sky…
Family
Supervised Visitation Vacated in Memphis, Tennessee Parenting Dispute: In re Jaxon W.
By K.O. Herston
Facts: Mother and Father are the never-married parents of Child. Once Father’s paternity was established, the juvenile court magistrate awarded Father parenting time on the first, third, and fifth weekends of…
NJ Family Legal Blog
New Published (Precedential) New Jersey Appellate Division Decision Confirms that all Custody and Parenting Time Decisions Are Created Equal
In a new, published (precedential) decision, J.G. v. J.H., Judge Koblitz, of the Appellate Division confirmed and explicitly held what we all should have known before: No matter what type…