On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Mar 4, 2020 | Family Law
Alimony can sometimes sound like a dirty word, but it is a tool for support when someone lacks the resources and needs it most after a divorce. While most may know that alimony is one spouse paying support to their ex, Tennessee has many types of alimony and some...
On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Jan 7, 2020 | Family Law
While experts across Tennessee in the United States say that the best environment to raise children in is a stable marriage, divorce is a reality for thousands of couples across the country. If these involve children, then custody becomes a focal point of the divorce...
On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Oct 10, 2019 | Family Law
You have a parenting plan in place that works well for you, your children and your co-parent. However, that plan pertains to normal, day-to-day matters. Birthdays and holidays can be a special time for your family, but they also represent a departure from the regular...
On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Jun 6, 2019 | Family Law
Marriage is considered a sacred institution by nearly every civilization in the world’s history. The United States is no exception, and its courts have occasionally become the venue of social discussions on what marriage is to whom. Tennessee is facing one of...
On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Apr 30, 2019 | Family Law
A lot of violence comes from a place of intimate emotions. A study shows that more than one in three women and more than one in four men have experienced domestic violence in the form of stalking, physical assault or sexual assault from an intimate partner. Tennessee...
On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Mar 26, 2019 | Family Law
Family law is a lot like some families. It is large, complicated and changes with the times. No one ever gets married or has children expecting to have to fight over them, but emotions and preferences can get stretched if a family has to work out where children live...
On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Mar 9, 2019 | Family Law
Criminal law in Tennessee covers the state’s and cities’ response to acts against the law designed to punish the offenders. Civil law often includes private citizens’ and organizations’ response to another person’s acts that cost them...
On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Feb 17, 2019 | Family Law
Often when one divorcing spouse agrees or is ordered to pay alimony to the other, the arrangement is a monthly payment over a specific time period or until something happens, like the spouse receiving alimony remarries or no longer financially requires it. However,...
On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Feb 5, 2019 | Family Law
If you and your co-parent are going to be sharing custody of your children, you are likely putting a parenting time schedule in place as part of your custody agreement and parenting plan. When parents commit to following a schedule, they help their children develop a...
On behalf of Costner & Greene Attorneys At Law | Jan 31, 2019 | Family Law
Your spouse cheated on you. Maybe they had affairs with multiple people, or maybe they found the new love of their life while you were still married. Whatever the case, now you’re getting divorced. Your spouse wants to share custody of the kids. You think...
