Divorce

We Handle Divorce and Child Custody

We Can Help You

Chattanooga, Tennessee Attorneys

When it comes to handling complex legal issues, experience matters

Stulce & Yantis
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
Telephone: 423-267-9072
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When child support, child custody, or spousal support is part of a divorce, a "final decree" is not necessarily final. It is often appropriate for a separated parents or former spouses to seek changes in court orders related to custody or support. To schedule a consultation with an experienced Tennessee divorce lawyer, contact the law offices of Stulce & Yantis in Chattanooga.

When Spouses Have a Plan for Divorce, Negotiations Can Move Forward

Divorce lawyers at Stulce & Yantis work best with spouses who have a fundamental understanding of how property will be divided and how child custody will be determined. Divorce attorney Angela Colleen Larkins has a strong financial background which often helps facilitate property division issues. Often, division of debt is a greater issue than division of assets. Attorney Larkins  is well qualified to counsel clients on best practices in all aspects of equitable property distribution.

Child Custody Modification

Perhaps you are in need of a modification of a parenting plan or child support order as a result of remarriage of either parent, or because a parent plans to move out of the area. Longer "visits" of the child with the non custodial parent, but with less frequency, may be a solution when relocation is an issue.

Child Support Modification

Perhaps you have heard about recent changes in child support laws in Tennessee, and wonder if you may be paying more than is required under the new support guidelines. Now, it is not only the non custodial, paying, parent's income that determines the amount of child support that will be required. Both parents' incomes are taken into consideration, along with other factors such as parenting time allocations and extra expenses such as college tuition or braces.

Protecting Clients' Rights; Finalizing Divorce Settlements

We represent clients and their interests, and strive to ensure that clients' rights are protected. At the same time, we prefer to help divorcing parties to cooperate and settle in a timely manner rather than lead them through a prolonged legal battle.

Keeping Legal Fees Affordable

In some cases, divorcing spouses agree on distribution of assets and even on child custody and support to such an extent that one of them (the Respondent) chooses not to be represented by an attorney. The Petitioner alone is financially responsible to our divorce attorney, Angela Larkins. Attorney Larkins has experience with divorce mediation.  Many skills involved in mediation are useful in helping clients negotiating divorce on their own terms, even if negotiations are not done per traditional mediation procedures.

To schedule a consultation regarding a child custody modification, or to request an updated review of child support laws as they relate to your family, contact us.

Our lawyers represent clients throughout east Tennessee, including in these counties: Hamilton County, Bradley County, Polk county, and Marion County, and in the cities of Chattanooga, South Pittsburg, Dunlap, Dayton, Cleveland, Jasper, Athens, Decatur, Lookout Mountain, Signal Mountain, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Lebanon, McMinnville, Soddy-Daisy, Knoxville, Alcoa, Morristown, Maryville, Cookeville, Algood, Johnson City, Kingsport, and Shelbyville. Additionally we routinely represent people from the Georgia cities of Trenton, Lafayette, Ringgold, Rossville, and Ft. Oglethorpe.