Legal Opinion

Shelby v. Shelby

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided June 11, 1985PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEARN, Presiding Judge, W.S.

This is an appeal by the wife from a divorce decree. The husband was awarded the divorce and custody of the minor child with liberal visitation privileges to the mother. The only issue on appeal is the award of custody made by the Trial Judge.

Counsel for the mother presents issues as follows:

1. Whether the, trial judge’s decision that Kevin Shelby was the natural father of the child was contrary to the preponderance of the evidence.

2. Whether the trial judge erred in awarding custody of the child to the ap-pellee Kevin Shelby because:

A. He was not the father of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hass v. KnightonTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
  2. State ex rel. Lewis v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Knott v. Stewart CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Sparkle Laundry & Cleaners, Inc. v. KeltonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
  5. Bah v. BahCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Steppach v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2011
  2. In Re: The Matter of the Conservatorship of Mittie T. Alexander v. JB Partners, A Tennessee General PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2011
  3. City of Newport v. Masengill Auction Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
  4. Goolsby v. Upper Cumberland Oil, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
  5. Anil Construction, Inc. v. Patrick D. McCollum, Individually and d/b/a Pat's Custom CabinetsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2014

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