McFarland v. Bass

4 Citing cases

  1. Cook v. Cook

    No. M2015-00253-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 9, 2015)   Cited 3 times

    The trial court entered an order on January 7, 2015, finding that Father failed to show a material change in circumstances affecting the child's best interest. The court specifically held that the facts presented were "legally identical" to the facts of McFarland v. Bass, No. M2013-00768-COA-R3-CV, 2014 WL 3002004 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 30, 2014). The court reasoned that "Father has not shown that any of the purported changes argued by Father actually affected the child's best interest as required by the statute and the applicable case law," and the court declined to modify the parenting plan. Father appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in finding that Father failed to demonstrate a material change of circumstances affecting the child's best interest.

  2. Null v. Cummins

    No. M2017-00191-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 17, 2018)

    But there was no testimony about how the change in living condition would impact parenting.See Boyer, 238 S.W.3d at 257 ("Not every change in the circumstances of either a child or a parent will qualify as a material change in circumstances. The change must be 'significant' before it will be considered material."); see also McFarland v. Bass, No. M2013-00768-COA-R3-CV, 2014 WL 3002004, at *3 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 30, 2014) (affirming the court's finding that mother's relocation, change in work schedule, and aging of the children did not establish a material change in circumstance even under the lower threshold because they "had little to no effect on the current parenting schedule" and "had no bearing on the best interest of the children"). Mother makes much of how her circumstances and situation changed.

  3. Eberbach v. Eberbach

    No. M2014-01811-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 23, 2015)   Cited 2 times

    Armbrister, 414 S.W.3d at 692.Trial courts have discretion to award attorney's fees, McFarland v. Bass, No. M2013-00768-COA-R3-CV, 2014 WL 3002004, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 30, 2014), and issue visitation orders, Suttles v. Suttles, 748 S.W.2d 427, 429 (Tenn.1988). The appellate court will not interfere with these decisions except upon a showing of an abuse of that discretion. See, e.g.,Taylor v. Fezell, 158 S.W.3d 3752, 359 (Tenn.

  4. Eberbach v. Eberbach

    No. M2013-02852-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 23, 2014)   Cited 5 times
    In Eberbach v. Eberbach, No. M2013-02852-COA-R3-CV, 2014 WL 7366904 (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 23, 2014) ('Eberbach I"), we addressed issues involving child support and residential parenting time for the parties' three minor children.

    Armbrister, 414 S.W.3d at 692. Trial courts have discretion to award attorney's fees, McFarland v. Bass, No. M2013-00768-COA-R3-CV, 2014 WL 3002004, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 30, 2014), and issue visitation orders, Suttles v. Suttles, 748 S.W.2d 427, 429 (Tenn. 1988). The appellate court will not interfere with these decisions except upon a showing of an abuse of that discretion. See, e.g., Taylor v. Fezell, 158 S.W.3d 3752, 359 (Tenn.