On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Oct 15, 2019 | Child Custody
After a divorce in Tennessee, one parent may be given primary physical custody of a child. This means that the child lives with this individual more than half of the time. Although custodial parents may have significant influence over how the child is raised, the...
On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Oct 8, 2019 | Child Custody
After parents in Tennessee or other states get divorced, they may be able to retain custody or visitation rights to their children. The two types of custody are physical and legal custody. Children will typically spend most of their time living with the parent who has...
On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Dec 27, 2018 | Child Custody
Fathers in Tennessee may be allowed to see their children even if they are not awarded custody. Visitation schedules may be arranged by a judge or determined by the parents outside of court. When parents create their own schedule, it is called reasonable visitation...
On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Dec 21, 2018 | Child Custody
Fathers in Tennessee generally have the same rights as mothers as it relates to being in their children’s lives. Therefore, it’s possible for a father to obtain either joint or sole custody of a child. If a father doesn’t get physical custody of a...
On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Dec 6, 2018 | Child Custody
As a general rule, parents in Tennessee and other states have the right to establish a relationship with their children. In some cases, a father may be granted custody of his child even if he is not married to the child’s mother. If a father is not granted...
On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Dec 1, 2018 | Child Custody
In Tennessee and most other states, unmarried fathers generally have rights to a child after establishing paternity. This is true even in cases involving fathers who have acknowledged paternity without any proof to back up that claim. However, once paternity is...
On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Nov 29, 2018 | Child Custody
For the most part, all unmarried dads are allowed to negotiate custody and visitation rights. Courts generally agree that if it is in the best interests of the child, both parents should be involved in a child’s life. However, if one parent believes that a...
On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Nov 27, 2018 | Child Custody
A stereotypical image of an unmarried couple having a child shows the mother bearing full responsibility for the upbringing while the father attempts to avoid both financial and parenting duties. Although this may be true in individual cases, there are an increasing...
On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Nov 9, 2018 | Child Custody
It’s becoming more common than ever before for Tennessee children to be born outside a marriage. According to a 2015 study, 40 percent of children in the U.S. were born outside marriage. This statistic represents a significant increase since 1970 when only 10...
On behalf of Law Office of Lisa Collins Werner | Nov 2, 2018 | Child Custody
If parents in Tennessee get deported, they might leave their children behind in America. Among children who are being raised by extended family members, about 20 percent live in an immigrant household. This shows that many deported parents are relying on grandparents,...
