by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 19, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan Tennessee has the highest number of bankruptcies of any state in the country, so it might be useful to understand the differences between the two most common types of bankruptcies. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy, or a straight bankruptcy, is where you are...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 12, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan You’ve seen the dramatic car searches on the TV shows, and you might be wondering what you would do if you were asked to allow the police to search your vehicle without probable cause. First off, why are they searching your vehicle? They are looking...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 5, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan A large portion of Tennesseans do not have a will that dictates who gets what when they die, they simply have not gone to the trouble of ever making a will. When this happens, the state’s laws of intestate succession, aka who gets what when there...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 28, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan At some point in your life, you’ve probably had to have an important document notarized, and there has been this section at the bottom for a “Notary Public” to confirm that you are who you say you are and they witnessed you sign this document. ...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 21, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan The parental visitation agreement is one of the most important parts of a divorce settlement. But what happens when one parent moves away? And what if that parent is the person who keeps the child the majority of the time? The Parent Relocation...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Nov 7, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan If someone files an order of protection against you, you are not facing jail time, but you are facing something with serious implications. An order of protection prevents an individual from having contact of any kind with another person and lasts...
