Nashville, Tennessee Family Legal Blog
How can I preserve my retirement plans during a divorce?
Despite carefully saving throughout the years, you worry that your later in life divorce may wreak havoc on your financial plans for retirement. If you have been a stay at home spouse, you might now need to be financially independent for the first time in years or...
How do you handle estate planning while in your 20s?
You recently graduated from college and landed your first job in your chosen industry. As someone in your 20s, surely you are too young to start estate planning, right? U.S. News & World Report explains why your 20s are an ideal time to lay the foundation for your...
How can you divide the family home?
Decisions about the family home can be among the most difficult decisions to make during a divorce. For some, keeping the house is important, while for others, they prefer a fresh start away from the home. Forbes suggests that there are a few options to consider when...
Essential documents in estate planning
You know that you need an estate plan, but if you are like many people, you may be putting off creating it. Or perhaps you created one years ago and have not updated it since. Either can be a huge mistake. An estate plan is a way to pass on your assets after your...
What is a simple will?
For many people, the idea of sitting down and going through the estate planning process is very daunting. Particularly if the person in question is on the younger side or does not have very many assets. However, estate planning does not need to be super complex, and...
Confounding factors that can override a will
When making a will in Tennessee, many people mistakenly distribute assets in invalid ways. While wills are a popular tool for estate planning that gives decedents the ability to determine how to pass on their assets to loved ones, writing a will should be carefully...
Money matters leading up to and during a divorce
Spouses who believe their marriage may be headed toward a divorce may feel concerned about how a separation or divorce may impact them financially. This concern may be felt by people with significant assets and by those struggling with significant debt problems....
Debunking myths about prenuptial agreements
When some people think of prenuptial agreements, they automatically associate them with old stereotypes: an unromantic, selfish gesture that means the relationships lacks trust. Prenups have been through the cultural ringer. Decades of stigmatizing them over the...
What is Tennessee’s best interests of the child standard?
In Tennessee, judges tend to defer to the parenting arrangements parents make together. Therefore, it is worthwhile to negotiate parental decision-making and parenting time with your soon-to-be ex-spouse during your divorce proceedings. If you cannot reach an...
Should I update my estate plan during a divorce?
If you and your spouse had worked to create a thorough estate plan but since made the decision to get a divorce, the long-term plans you once made may no longer fit your future life as a single person. In the midst of making decisions about where you will live, when...
