Stratton Family Law

INTRODUCTION

We are Stratton Family Law and we are a group of experienced and passionate family law lawyers. We’ve helped clients from every walk of 

life with their legal needs. We focus on the practice of family law, including handling divorces, child custody cases, alimony orders, or adoptions. If you’re in need of assistance in one of these areas please call our office today. We’ll devote every resource at my disposal to helping you achieve your goal.

PRACTICE AREAS

Divorce

Marriage dissolution matters almost inevitably involve both financial and emotional issues. Unless the spouses had a solid premarital agreement, these issues can be quite complex, even if the spouses agree on most questions.

Child Custody

Many family laws remain relatively static. For example, Tennessee has been an equitable division state, as opposed to a community property state, since early times. But the American family has changed significantly since the 1970s, so Tennessee family laws have changed significantly as well.

Alimony

Spousal support is arguably the most controversial portion of a divorce property division  settlement. To some, alimony is a financial penalty that is burdensome to obligors, who are mostly men, and offensive to obligees, who are mostly women. This idea comes from the similarity of alimony to a dowry. Others just as firmly believe that spousal support is a necessary part of a financial settlement, especially in certain cases. As such, a blanket alimony prohibition could have disastrous consequences in some cases.

 Adoption

In many ways, adoptions are quite unlike any other family law proceeding. Divorce  is a good example of the difference. Most marriage dissolution matters feature a mixture of financial and emotional issues. Adoptions are different. There are some financial questions in some cases, but for the most part, adoption issues are entirely emotional.

Property

Property division is sometimes the simplest portion of a marriage dissolution case. That’s especially true if the marriage only lasted a few months or the couple had a solid premarital agreement. But these things are rarely the case. So, divorce property division is often quite complex.