The Role of the Financial Neutral in Collaborative Law
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
The Collaborative Law Approach If you are considering a divorce and perusing your options, you may have seen articles or websites about “Collaborative Law” as an option for a divorce. Collaborative law is an approach that seeks to avoid the traditional adversarial litigation model in favor of a team approach to conflict resolution. What makes […]
Read More »Department of Children Services
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
The First 30 Days A 30-day timeline is established when the Departments of Children’s Services takes a child from their home and you. These first 30 days are extremely important as they are vital to the outcome of the case. A course of action is put in place that is ultimately designed to protect children […]
Read More »What’s going on?
Friday, February 12th, 2021
In the month of February Beck Cultural Exchange Center has lots of things going on, even during the mask wearing-slowdown-shutdown of 2020-2021! This month, the Center will “commemorate history, and celebrate the contributions of extraordinary people.” Of course, Beck Cultural Exchange Center actually does that all year long in so many ways. Most importantly though, […]
Read More »The Pandemic and Intimate Partner Violence
Friday, January 22nd, 2021
“This pandemic has reinforced important truths: inequities related to social determinants of health are magnified during a crisis and sheltering in place does not inflict equivalent hardship on all people. Stay-at-home orders, intended to protect the public and prevent widespread infection, left many IPV victims trapped with their abusers”. New England Journal of Medicine – […]
Read More »Collaborative Law and the Divorce Coach
Thursday, January 7th, 2021
Divorce puts a great deal of stress on the mental, emotional, and physical health of those going through it. A divorce coach can help. One of the things we at Held Law Firm strive to do is help our clients see the light at the end of the tunnel; the new life that is waiting. […]
Read More »Is there more than one way to Divorce?
Thursday, December 10th, 2020
Divorce Alternatives People who are considering divorce are typically experiencing a variety of emotions and are faced with making tough decisions. These decisions have enormous consequences for them individually and other family members. Many wonder, is there more than one way to divorce? The answer is yes. In today’s legal world, there are alternatives available […]
Read More »Why Mediation is a Good Thing in Your Divorce or Child Custody Dispute
Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
Tennessee Law requires that parties to a divorce or custody proceeding participate in mediation, unless certain limited exceptions apply such as a history of domestic violence or if the parties are already in total agreement. Many of our clients come to us with questions about this process and want to know if it works and […]
Read More »Fritts, Northcott Use Discretion to Discriminate
Monday, June 17th, 2019
Right now, Grayson Fritts and Craig Northcott are making headlines for choosing to discriminate (or advocating for worse) against the LGBTQ community. This is an abomination, but these ideas are not exactly news. Consider this: prior to 1989, Tennessee law labeled “sodomy” a crime against nature and declared it a felony. If convicted, you would go […]
Read More »The Literacy Project: Where are we now?
Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
In January of this year, Held Law Firm announced plans to work with Knox County’s Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center on a new initiative called The Literacy Project. We are thrilled that this project has been hugely successful thus far. The Latest As of mid-May and with the help of community partners, we have […]
Read More »Post Divorce Budgets
Tuesday, April 30th, 2019
Budgeting income and expenses during and after a divorce can be tough. Held Law Firm works with clients to create solid post divorce budgets to help reduce that headache. Budgeting helps our clients prepare for the next stage of their life and find where they can cut costs. Or, they may find they have more […]
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