Knoxville Family Law Blog
Your in-laws and your divorce: What you need to consider
A lot of married people develop warm, loving relationships with their in-laws. When the marriage ends, however, that relationship can become painfully strained. Does divorcing your spouse mean you also have to divorce your in-laws? Absolutely not. Here are some tips...
Building a healthy relationship with an expectant mother
If you want to adopt a child, you are among many potential parents in the U.S. who consider and follow through with this legal process every year. According to the Adoption Network, parents adopt approximately 135,000 children in the U.S. on an annual basis. If you...
What is a default divorce?
Typically, a divorce happens after one spouse files the paperwork and serves it to the other spouse. That person then responds to the filing, and the two enter into divorce negotiations or divorce litigation. In the end, the court either makes a decision or signs off...
Feeling unwell? Consider a virtual visitation date
There are times when parents and their children feel a little under the weather. In some cases, a parent may not be fit to care for their child due to an illness, like the flu or a flare of a chronic condition. In those cases, it’s a good idea to have plans set up to...
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...
