When fashioning your post-marriage parenting agreement, you need to take a step back and consider the feasibility of your options. If your divorce was particularly contentious and you and your ex often argue, a traditional co-parenting arrangement may not work. Under...

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New legislation could send more 17-year-olds to adult prisons
Current Tennessee law sets the age of criminal responsibility at 18. If House Bill 1029 passes, the state will lower that age to 17. If the law passes, a 17-year-old facing any criminal charge will face the adult court system instead of going through the juvenile...
Is it possible to accidentally possess drug paraphernalia?
Even though drug use can seem like a personal matter, it often has wide-sweeping effects on others. For that reason, according to the Tennesse Department of Health, the state has an interest in promoting healthy communities and individual lifestyles. There are a...
3 tips for documenting an auto accident
After an auto accident, making sure everyone is safe takes priority. However, if possible, gathering information about the incident while still on the scene can be extremely important. Collecting driver, witness and officer information could be invaluable if you need...
What factors can impact a TN child custody verdict?
If you are a parent facing divorce, custody arrangements are probably one of your biggest concerns. In Tennessee, the court considers many factors when determining how parents should share childcare responsibilities after divorce, including both the financial and...
How do assets get classified in divorce?
When going through the divorce process, you likely have a lot of concerns about your assets. What do you get to keep, and what could you potentially lose? Understanding the classification of assets can help you figure this out. What is separate property? As The...
Is your inheritance separate property?
When going through divorce, you have a lot of complex things to worry about, such as asset division. This is one of the most contentious parts of divorce for many. You may thus have many questions related to the division of assets, like what sort of properties count...
What to cover in a Tennessee parenting plan
Unless there is a history of abuse or neglect, it generally benefits your child to spend time living in both parents' homes after a divorce or the end of a romantic relationship. If you and your child’s other parent decide to co-parent together in Tennessee, creating...
Can you change child support amounts?
Whether you make or receive payments, there are many reasons you may need to revisit your child support order over the years. What worked in the beginning may no longer be reasonable if your children's care expenses increase or if you experience a pay cut or job loss....
Can you survive internal decapitation?
Even though today's cars are safer than ever, motor vehicle accidents continue to injure an alarming number of Americans every single year. Unfortunately, one of the more catastrophic injuries anyone can suffer in a car crash is internal decapitation. Decapitation...