Serious Divorce Issues
There are two types of divorce proceedings. One is known as the “Agreed Divorce” where every possible issue is resolved in a written format approved by the Court. If that option is not available for whatever reason, you can seek a divorce through a trial, that can take from a couple of minutes to a couple of days, depending on the issues. In a custody hearing you will easily spend $5,000.00 for quality representation.
- The Aldred Law Office has obtained in excess of 4,000 uncontested divorces and thousands of contested divorces. The uncontested divorce is the vehicle of choice when circumstances permit.
- Tennessee law 36-5-121 sets forth ten criteria that the divorce court must weigh if making an equitable (not necessarily equal) division of marital property.
- Tennessee law 36-5-101 lists twelve criteria that the court must consider in deciding whether or not, and if so how much, alimony or maintenance and support one spouse is entitled to from the other.
- Tennessee law 36-6-101 requires a divorce court to decide custody based solely on what is in the child’s best interest, whether this be the mother or father of the child.
Military Divorce: We have settled/tried many contested divorces where military retirement pay is involved. We frequently assist other attorneys on this.
A contested divorce case requires a great degree of time, and time means attorney’s fees.
We have represented many fathers and mothers in contested custody battles at both the trial and appellate level, with outstanding success.
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