Nothing is harder than facing divorce. The person you once wanted to spend the rest of your life with is now the same person you are trying to get away from. Unfortunately, every marriage faces challenges and can become toxic over time with the daily stressors of life. During this challenging time, what is needed is an advocate, someone in your corner to represent and defend your best interest, as well as the best interest of your children.
At the Law Office of Tara Carter, a Nashville Divorce Attorney, you can get the fair and compassionate representation you need. Let us help you advocate for your property so that you can receive your fair share. Dividing assets is an adamant thing to go through, and you cannot attempt it alone without the proper counsel. Oftentimes, a mediator serves as a neutral third party. We can help work through the negotiation and help to simplify the process.
We can help with the divorce process, property division, custody, child support, alimony, adoption, and even grandparents’ rights. The goal is to be fair as possible while following the letter of the law. During a marriage, both partners work hard to accumulate property and build up their bank accounts. The process of dividing assets must be fair for both parties while following Tennessee divorce laws. The value of your personal assets is not a guessing game. We work with the most qualified to determine the proper value, such as appraisers, retirement experts, and accountants. Marital property can include real estate, bank accounts, vehicles, pensions, businesses, stocks, and other benefits that provide compensation, such as disability or workers compensation benefits.
Some of the many factors that go into dividing marital property are: the length of the marriage, the earning ability of each spouse, the financial needs of each party, the contribution made by one spouse to allow the other spouse to earn a living or obtain an education, tax consequences, and the costs of keeping the property vs. selling it, debts of each spouse must also be considered Akers & Cleator Law Group understands how to negotiate every aspect of dividing marital property properly. We can sympathize and help you through this process.
The most important part of the divorce process is deciding what is in the child’s best interest (ren). We aim to negotiate strong and fair family plans that keep as much normalcy in the child’s lives (ren) involved; the most important factors that must be negotiated or agreed upon are the physical custody and legal custody of the child or children. The main focus is always the children and what is best for them. Several factors must be considered when determining who should have physical custody and or legal custody. Our goal is to help both parties agree upon joint custody in as many cases as possible. Some of the factors that must be considered while making this determination are who can best care for the child, which parent can offer the most stability, the mental and physical health of the parents, and the children, which are also factors. Any history of abuse is also carefully considered, along with any preference a child 12 years old or older may have.
Ensuring that your children are provided for is a parent’s priority; child support included more than just food, clothing, and shelter; support is determined by the state of Tennessee’s child support guidelines. The income of each parent is considered, the amount of time the child spends with each parent, and the cost of health care and childcare, are determining factors when reaching a child support order or decision. The state does have guidelines; however, in many cases, parents may reach their own agreed-upon order; we can assist in facilitating the order, whether it be reaching a negotiation or following the state guidelines when both parties cannot reach an agreement.
If you find that you are in this situation and feel alone in the divorce process and do not know where to turn, speak with the most qualified divorce lawyers in Nashville, Tennessee, at Tara Carter Law.