Knoxville Family Law Blog
What is an incentive trust?
An incentive trust is one that sets up requirements that a person has to meet before they get the money or other assets in the trust. It is one tool that you can use during your estate planning to impact how your heirs choose to live after you pass away. Generally...
Your will is written. Now what?
You’ve always kept an eye to the future, and you like being prepared. That’s why you drafted your will, along with your powers of attorney for both medical and financial matters. You want to make things easier for your heirs. Now what? Having a will and powers of...
How can you receive more parenting time?
When you and your former spouse agreed upon a parenting plan during your divorce, it may have put you at a disadvantage. You may have felt fine about your spouse having primary residential responsibility. Yet, now you may want a greater share of parenting time than...
Focus on this priority in child custody
Child custody cases are some of the most difficult matters that many parents will face. Trying to figure out who gets the children when and attempting to set some semblance of normalcy while the child’s entire life is changing is a big undertaking. There is one point...
Picking your executor: The 4 things you probably haven’t considered
You naturally want the right person to be the executor who will handle your estate. You want someone you can trust. You know that it’s important to pick someone who understands your wishes and respects them. You also want someone who is both capable of understanding...
Will you have to split your house’s value with your ex?
It is normal for divorcing spouses to argue about who gets what and how to split up the assets they once shared as part of their married life. The greater the emotional or financial value that's an asset has, the more likely it is for former spouses to butt heads over...
Busting 3 myths about divorce
One issue that people often run into when they are considering divorce is that they’ve been given some misinformation. There are myths floating around out there that they unwittingly bought into, perhaps long before they ever thought they would get divorced...
Divorce doesn’t have to be a contentious affair
The decision to divorce is one that’s often made after considerable thought. One thing that many people fear is being part of a contentious divorce that’s filled with litigation and difficult situations. This doesn’t have to be the way that your divorce goes as long...
Collaborative divorce may help families to move forward faster
Facing divorce can feel overwhelming, but separating couples should know that they are far from alone. The American Psychological Association reports that 40 to 50% of marriages in the U.S. ultimately end in divorce. Feelings of loss, anxiety, anger or betrayal may...
People often wait until they’re older to do estate planning
Ask someone if they will eventually need an estate plan, and they’ll tell you that they will. Ask them if they have one, and they’ll likely say they don’t. Ask them why, and they may tell you that they’re going to do it when they’re older. As it turns out, estate...
