The attorneys at McBrien and Kane are professionals who handle all aspects of family law in Wilson Wilson County, Smith County, Macon County, Trousdale County, Rutherford County,  Dekalb County, and Davídson County.  McBrien & Kane are top notch divorce lawyers in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Family law consists of many areas from adoptions to prenuptials to divorce, custody, child support, child support modifications, and visitation as well as post-divorce matter and juvenile law. Additionally, our law firm can assist with any family law needs you may have, including grandparents and step-grandchildren.

In Family Law - the key is knowledge and information. The more you know, the better prepared you are to make important decisions. For this reason, we hope you will take some time to review  the Family Law Information we have prepared for those that visit our website.

Should you have any questions, feel free to contact McBrien and Kane at 615 449-1717.  With three full time attorneys and four paralegals, there is someone always available to take the time to speak with you.

Usually, by the time you have met with the attorney in our office, you have already tried counseling and working on your marriage. Most parties that meet with us are ready to file. For those people, that have never been divorced there is a lot of fear and stress starting the divorce process. For those who have already been divorced, there is regret about getting divorced again.

We do a lot of divorces and for this reason, are huge supporters of “prenups.”

A Prenuptial Agreement is a legal document that sets out the terms of how you will divide your marital property if you ever divorce. While no one wants to think of this prior to marriage, a good prenuptial agreement can save you substantial money if you ever divorce.

While we can do either for you, both can end up taking longer and costing more than a simple divorce.

We certainly can review with you Tennessee Law in place, to determine if you qualify for either, but most often, divorce may be your only option or your most economical option.

There are 2 types of divorces in Tennessee.

Uncontested:
With uncontested divorces, you will meet with us and advise how you want the divorce settled. You don’t need to pay the additional expense of a mediator.

If you have children, by law you and your spouse must attend a parenting class. THIS IS FOR BOTH CONTESTED AND UNCONTESTED CASES. We do not recommend that you attend together.

We will issue Discovery. Discovery will include written questions known as Interrogatories and Request by Production of Documents. Basically, these are  questions I will ask your SPOUSE about his allegations, his witnesses, his income, his debt, his assets. Your spouse has thirty (30) days to answer them.

Our courts require we attend mediation before going to trial. The only time mediation is not required is if there have been allegations of abuse and you do not feel safe in the same room as your spouse during a mediation.

During the pendency of your divorce action, it may be difficult to get your spouse to comply with Court orders.

Often divorcing spouses will continue to fight by phone. They will call each other to yell, and leave ugly messages. If your spouse does this, inform me. Do not talk to your spouse about anything other than your children if it will lead to arguments.

When it comes to property division, it is your job to tell me about all your assets and provide me with copies evidencing ownership of these assets.

The Court will first determine if your property is separate property or marital property. Fault is not a factor in property division.