Child support is the amount of money the Court orders one parent to pay the other parent every month for the support of the child or children. Tennessee now follows a Shared Income basis formula to determine how much child support should be paid in all cases.
Child Custody and Visitation
We are adept at analyzing complicated financial situations, particularly complex tax and business valuation issues. Our attorneys handle custody and visitation issues with skill and sensitivity, excel at negotiating and drafting premarital, postnuptial, and settlement agreements, and, when required, skillfully litigate complex issues at trial.
Adoption
Paternity
Premarital Agreement
Guardianship
The first step is for the “Petitioner” to file a petition for the protection of an incapacitated or “disabled” person. The Court is required to obtain sufficient information to determine that the proposed ward is a “disabled person” in need of legal protection. A “disabled person” under Tennessee statute is an adult who is “in need of full or partial supervision, protection and assistance by reason of mental illness, physical illness or injury, developmental disability or other mental or physical incapacity.” Incompetence was but is no longer the standard required for the creation of a conservatorship or limited guardianship. Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 34-4-202 and 34-4-302 (repealed 1992). Since 1993,conservatorship proceedings have focused on the capacity of the person for whom the conservatorship is sought. In re Conservatorship of Groves, 109 S.W.3d 317, 330-331 (Tenn. Ct.App. 2003). A conservator will only be appointed for a person who is fully or partially disabled and in need of the court’s assistance, and then only to the extent necessary to protect the person. Tenn.Code Ann.§§ 34-1-126 and 34-1-127 (2001). “The court has an affirmative duty to ascertain and impose the least restrictive alternatives upon the disabled person which are consistent with adequate protection of the disabled person and the disabled person’s property.” Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-1-127(2001). “[P]ublic policy... favors allowing incapacitated persons to retain as much autonomy as possible and selecting alternatives that restrict incapacitated persons’ autonomy as little as possible.”109 S.W.3d at 329A physician’s report stating that a conservator is required for the welfare of the disabled person must be filed with the court. An acceptable sample can be found here - physician report. The petitioner is usually, but not always, the person proposed as the conservator in the petition.
Spousal Support
Although child support is based on Income Shares guidelines, there are many factors that can affect the ultimate amount of support. Understanding the nuances of child support laws can often help either the payor or the payee benefit from child support litigation. We educate our clients in order to make the child and spousal support laws work for them.
The practice of firearms law may involve a wide variety of skills. For example, it is not uncommon for attorneys who practice firearms law and Second Amendment law to have experience with a variety of constitutional law principles as well as experience with both civil and criminal law issues. The practice of firearms law may involve the representation of clients in civil court, criminal court, and in disputes with various state and federal agencies including the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessee Department of Safety, the Department of Corrections, the Election Commission and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Although based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Harris Law Office provides these services throughout the State of Tennessee and can represent individuals and business in all jurisdictions.
Misdemeanors
Under federal law, an individual must be 21 to purchase a handgun and at least 18 to purchase a longarm, they must not have a disqualifying felony conviction or, under certain circumstances, a conviction for misdemeanor domestic violence, and they must not fall into other categories defined under federal law. See, 18 U.S.C § 922.
Homicide
In addition to the "thou shall not's" of carrying a handgun, the book also addresses the concept of excusable homicide - the statutory phrase for the justifiable use of deadly force in self defense. The book discusses when and why a person may resort to deadly force.
Mr. Harris also served as general counsel to international women's collegiate sorority and as general counsel Mr. Harris was involved in non-profit corporate governance as well as a wide variety of multi-jurisdictional activities.
Business Disputes
Our broad range of practice allows us to provide a variety of services that are intended to assist businesses and business owners. If you need representation involving corporate or business issues please feel free to contact us for an initial consultation. Typical areas of service include the following...
Limited Liability Companies
Formation and general representation of corporations, limited liability companies, family limited partnerships, limited partnerships; general partnerships, and joint ventures;
If you are an employee in Tennessee you may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits if you are hurt at work while working. Tennessee allows for workers' compensation when employee are hurt on the job. The benefits may include having your medical bills paid, money benefits while off work, and future benefits if the injury is deemed permanent.
Employment Contract
Our services to individuals in the area of contract law include preparation, review and/or negotiation of property and equipment leases, sales agreements, business sales and purchases, employment contracts, non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, hunting leases, settlement agreements, workers compensation settlement documents, and marriage contracts. Although you may not need to keep an attorney on retainer like big corporations, insurance companies and governmental agencies, but you will have circumstances arise when you are asked to sign a contract. Unless you are very skilled at reviewing or preparing the type of contract which you are asked to sign, you may need our help.
Obviously, you are entitled to have the damage to your property repaired. But that is a simple concept which may not be so simple to resolve. What happens if the parts are no longer available for your car? What happens if the body shop cannot match the paint? What happens if "factory" replacement parts cannot be found and you have to use lesser quality aftermarket parts? Indeed, simply paying for the repair may not be enough to compensate you for your loss. There may be other - less obvious - property damage claims. For example, what about the fact that you have lost the use of your car for weeks or months? What happens to the value of the car after the repair?
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Social Security Disability
The Social Security system provides two benefit programs for disabled persons: Social Security Disability (Title II) and SSI (Supplemental Security Income).
Dog Bites
24% of human deaths from dog bites involve unrestrained dogs that attack off of their owners' property. There is simply no excuse for such actions. Dogs will be dogs. But it is the owner who must take responsibility and control their dog.
His practice includes most areas of civil practice representing businesses and individuals. He has an emphasis on civil, business and commercial litigation; business entity formation and representation; employment and discrimination disputes; probate and estate planning; and the representation of non-profit organizations. Mr. Harris also handles matters involving intellectual property and licensing, medical negligence, and personal injury disputes.
Wills
A "testate" estate exists when the decedent had a valid will and the will is properly admitted into probate by the court. There are a number of statutory requirements for the creation of a valid will. It is not uncommon for a document which the decedent intended to be his or her last will to be rejected by the probate court because the statutory requirements are not satisfied. If the will is admitted into probate by the court, the court appoints a "personal representative" to administer the estate in probate. The court will typically appoint the individual who is named in the will to be the executor or executrix of the estate. In a testate estate, the personal representative is called an "executor" if they are male or an "executrix" if they are female. Once the personal representative is appointed by the court and any necessary bond is posted, the administration process commences.
Probate
Tennessee law devotes a substantial amount of resources and time to a broad area of teh law which deals with wills, estates and probate law. These areas of the law include...