When you and your former spouse divorced, you chose to keep a vacation house in the Blue Ridge Mountains that you rent out on Airbnb. Perhaps you have an investment property that the same tenants have rented for years. The mortgage is paid off, but you're both still...
Month: October 2018
The impact of the new tax law on alimony is nearing
It's coming up on a year since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became law last December. There are provisions in the law that change how alimony is taxed. Those changes apply only to couples whose divorces are finalized after the last day of this year. That may have seemed...
The ins and outs of implied consent
If you like watching police shows or courtroom dramas, you probably heard the term "implied consent" a time or two. How does it affect real-life interactions with law enforcement during a DUI stop? Knowing your rights under Tennessee statutes when it comes to implied...
Yes — Tennessee constables can arrest you
Constables have been around since our country's Colonial days. They're still around in some states, including Tennessee. Although their primary responsibility in most counties is to serve civil warrants, Tennessee constables have the same authority under the Tennessee...
When is modification to a child custody agreement warranted?
When you and your co-parent drafted your child custody agreement with the help of your attorneys, you likely worked to make it as adaptable as possible to your children's changing needs as they got older. No one wants to go back to court and modify their agreement if...
