Posts by Karla Miller

Sometimes, the reason people separate and divorce is because of spousal abuse and/ or child abuse. If your spouse is abusing your child, severing those ties for the safety of your child (and yourself) is crucial. However, even in cases where a parent has a history of abuse, the court holds that it is important…

In today’s world technology plays a prominent role in almost everything we do. About two-thirds of Americans own a smartphone, and they use them for both professional and personal reasons – from talking, texting, emailing, banking, participating in social media, taking and sharing photos and keeping up with news and information. The mobile phones that…

Divorce can bring out the worst in people. That partner that you pledged undying love to, has suddenly turned into your worst enemy. You begin to see a side of people that you never knew existed, and the person you once trusted with your entire life is now someone you are working to get out…

If you are struggling under the burden of paying alimony to your former spouse, it is not a good feeling when you discover that he or she is now living with a new partner and that your hard-earned cash is supporting their lifestyle. In Tennessee, alimony is intended to provide financial support to the other…

Divorce can be exhausting and expensive. Divorcing spouses squabble over who will get the dog, who will get the painting that hangs in the foyer, investment accounts, child support and spousal support. At the base of it, a divorce is nothing more than a business transaction, but because there is so much emotion involved, the…

When you first hear the words “marital fraud,” what immediately comes to mind is those arrangements where an American agrees to marry a foreigner so that they can get a green card. However, the kind of marital fraud that we are looking at today is not quite as exotic as immigration fraud. It has to…