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Most Tennessee residents assume that when they have signed their will, it will be enforced as they have written it. Unfortunately, potential heirs may think that they were cheated somehow and that the will signed by a parent or uncle or other treats them unfairly. The...

Divorce is a stressful event for most people. This is understandable. After all, it’s a major financial transaction that can have serious ramifications for your future for years or even decades to come. It can also have a profound impact on your relationship with your...

Prominent divorces involving well-known people might seem to happen more often in California, Florida and New York. However, there are also well-known entertainers and athletes in other areas across the United States including Tennessee. When there is a high-profile...

Not only is a divorce painful for everyone in the family to go through, but often the years that led up to this moment as well. Persistent conflicts that can undermine a marriage over a period of time also create underlying tension that everyone can feel, so divorce,...

The year 2020 presented many hardships for residents of Tennessee, some financial and some personal in nature. With people spending more time at home, some thought this would increase friction between those whose relationship was already rocky. However, one...

Like many other states, Tennessee has a formal separate process through which residents of Jackson can pursue a legal separation instead of a divorce. Following a legal separation, the couple will remain legally married even if they live in separate homes. Thus, they...

Divorce can have tremendous financial implications for the parties involved. This might be especially true when it comes to spousal support, which is also referred to as alimony. On one hand, a spouse might want to receive support post-divorce for a number of reasons,...

Like other states, Tennessee has laws in place in case a person dies without a will and has property in her estate. These intestate laws also apply if the only available will gets invalidated in a will contest or simply does not effective address of all the deceased...

There may be no such thing as an easy divorce, but that doesn’t keep separating couples from longing for a more efficient alternative than the traditional court-oriented model. Luckily, this alternative might already exist in the form of mediation. Mediation may not...

It is not unusual for a marriage these days to end in divorce. Many couples in the Jackson area may know someone who is divorced and may even be considering divorcing themselves. However, couples in Tennessee who decide to divorce still need to have “grounds” to do...