Tips, Tidbits and Helpful information from our Memphis Divorce Lawyers

So, you just walked out of the Shelby County Courthouse in Downtown Memphis after your divorce hearing. The best divorce attorney in Memphis just helped you win your case and things couldn’t be better. All of the sudden birds are singing, your better looking and the world is at your command. The next thing you know one week later you and your new “soul mate” have found each other... [Continue Reading about our divorce and family law services]

The most important thing to remember when you’re attending your Memphis, Tennessee child custody hearing is that you are there to win custody of your child. The most important thing you can do at the actual child custody hearing is to make sure that you impress the judge. Judges are smart though, you’re not going to come in and trick them into giving you custody by lying or trying to manipulate... [Continue Reading about our divorce and family law services]

This is the question that was submitted to us last week on our Facebook fan page. I’m going to break this down into two different answers in two different posts. First let’s look at how long it takes to for you get a divorce in Memphis if you are wanting to pursue an uncontested divorce and there are no children in the marriage. How long does it take to get a divorce if you don’t... [Continue Reading about our divorce and family law services]

Many of our new clients are confused about the waiting periods they come up against in their divorce process.  How long are they?  When do they start?  Can I get around them? In Tennessee, the waiting periods begin when the Complaint for Absolute Divorce is filed.  The Complaint can be filed on its own in a contested divorce situation, or can be filed jointly with the Marital Dissolution Agreement... [Continue Reading about our divorce and family law services]

Communicating with attorneys can be like catching a unicorn – we know that!  There are always emails to answer, court dates to attend, legal research to conduct, documents to draft, phone calls to return, meetings to go to, even lunches to eat (sometimes). So what is your best bet for reaching someone who can be here, there, or everywhere? For our office, we recommend one of two ways; either... [Continue Reading about our divorce and family law services]

We hear it almost every day: “Well, I think we’re pretty much uncontested, there might just be one or two issues that are contested.  Does that mean I’ve got a contested divorce?” And our answer is: it’s hard to say.  What are your “one or two issues?”  Is it simply who gets the engagement ring and a specific credit card debt?  Or is it a battle royale... [Continue Reading about our divorce and family law services]

We all do it each and every day, we get dressed. But most people aren’t used to getting dressed to go to court for a divorce or custody matter. That’s why we wrote this post. Here’s your guide on what to wear for your Memphis Divorce case. The first thing you need to think about is whether your “day in court” will be for a contested divorce or for an uncontested divorce.... [Continue Reading about our divorce and family law services]