by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 15, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan You may have never heard of the term, “holographic will.” What does it mean? A holographic will is a will that is handwritten and signed by the person making the will. Some states do not recognize holographic wills as valid wills and they are...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 8, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Making your own beer has become a hip and trendy thing to do in this day and age. If you fall in to the category of people who are brewing their own beer, are there any Tennessee laws that apply to what you are doing? Yes, there are. Tennessee...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 2, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan If someone wants to get a divorce in Tennessee, they have to prove to the court a reason why they should be granted a divorce. What are the options of “grounds” you can show to the court to get it to grant you a divorce? Tennessee Code Annotated...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 26, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan I see lots of people come to the courthouse who end up with a judgment against them for some reason or another. Maybe they got behind on their credit card payments, maybe they took out a payday loan that they shouldn’t have taken, or maybe they...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 18, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan When two people want to transfer ownership of real property (real property is land, a house, etc.) between them in exchange for money, the document that officially memorializes the transaction is called a deed. A deed will have the description and...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 11, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan There are individuals across this country who do not pay their child support. There are many who do not even try to pay their child support. While that in and of itself is tragic and unfortunate, how do the courts deal with these individuals? ...