Following a divorce, a husband appeals the trial court’s classification of marital assets, division of marital assets, and alimony determination. Discerning no error, we affirm the trial court’s order. We grant the wife’s request for reasonable attorney fees on appeal.

The plaintiff in this non-compete dispute raised several causes of action in the operative complaint but later filed a notice of voluntary nonsuit as to one of the claims within the suit. The defendants did not object at the time but nearly two years later filed a motion to dismiss the entire suit. The defendants asserted that Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 41.01 does not allow plaintiffs to dismiss one or more but fewer than all of the claims in a lawsuit. The trial court agreed and dismissed the plaintiff’s remaining claims without prejudice. The plaintiff appeals. We reverse.

This is an appeal by a father of the termination of his parental rights to his daughter. The Juvenile Court for Sevier County (“the Juvenile Court”) terminated the father’s parental rights after finding by clear and convincing evidence that the conditions which led to his daughter’s removal persisted, that he had failed to manifest an ability and willingness to assume custody of his daughter, and that termination of his parental rights was in his daughter’s best interest. The father appealed. Discerning no reversible error, we affirm.

This appeal arises from the death of the husband during a divorce proceeding. While the divorce was pending, the spouses sold real property they owned as tenants by the entirety and deposited the proceeds with the clerk of the court pursuant to an agreed order. Subsequently, the husband died and the wife filed a motion to dismiss the case and to distribute the proceeds. The chancery court determined that the husband’s death abated the divorce proceedings and that the proceeds had been owned by the spouses as tenants by the entirety. Thus, the court granted the motion to dismiss and determined that the wife was entitled to distribution of the proceeds as the surviving tenant by the entirety. The spouses’ son, acting as administrator of the husband’s estate, appeals. We affirm.

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order requiring colleges to submit data proving they do not consider race in admissions, the White House said Thursday. In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in admissions but said colleges may still consider how race has shaped students’ lives if applicants share that information in their essays. According to reporting from the Associated Press, Trump’s administration accuses colleges of using personal statements and other proxies to consider race. The order is similar to parts of recent settlement agreements the administration reached with Brown University and Columbia University, restoring their federal research funding after they agreed to provide the government with data on the race, grade point average and standardized test scores of applicants, admitted students and enrolled students. The order would require universities to share that information, undergo audits and release admissions statistics publicly.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from all 50 states in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist in their efforts to address illegal offshore gaming operations. According to the Tennessee Lookout, in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the group called for stronger federal enforcement against foreign-based companies running online sports betting and gambling platforms that often operate without licenses, avoid taxes, ignore state laws and lack consumer protections. The attorneys general said that such operations expose users to fraud, addiction and serious crimes like money laundering and human trafficking. They also urged the DOJ to collaborate with payment processors such as Visa and Mastercard to disrupt access to the U.S. financial system.

Jason Dobbins, former director of operations for the Knox County Trustee’s Office, was charged Aug. 8 with two felony counts of official misconduct in connection with a wide-ranging investigation into whether some elected officials and their employees used their public positions for personal gain. The Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury spent months investigating the misuse of taxpayer dollars in some Knox County offices. Dobbins is the second county employee charged in the probe. Trustee Justin Biggs fired Dobbins in April for “policy violations” after Knox News reached out with questions about the investigation. Prosecutor Ryan Desmond sought approval from a grand jury to prosecute Biggs as well, but the grand jury declined to indict him on Aug. 6. On Aug. 7, Property Assessor Phil Ballard was charged with one felony count of official misconduct related to his personal use of a county-owned SUV while also accepting reimbursement for using his personal vehicle for work travel. The newspaper reports on the developments.

The Tennessee Department of Treasury has returned $125 million in unclaimed property to its rightful owners or their heirs so far this year. According to a press release, this total is double the $62.5 million paid out in 2024 and exceeds the previous record of $68.7 million by more than 80%. The funds come from unclaimed property turned over to the state by businesses and organizations, including uncashed paychecks, utility refunds, rental deposits, gift certificates and abandoned bank accounts. Tennesseans can search for unclaimed property at ClaimItTN.gov.

Justice Samuel Alito will join the majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices who have written books while serving on the bench. According to Bloomberg Law, Alito will publish a book next year under Basic Books’ Basic Liberty imprint, a publicist for the publisher said. Details about the title, publication date and subject have not yet been released. Alito, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, will mark his 20th anniversary on the court in January 2026.

Belmont University College of Law and the TBA Young Lawyers Division are looking for volunteer attorneys for a Tennessee Free Legal Answers Clinic on Aug. 25 from 5-7 p.m. CDT in Belmont's Randall & Sadie Baskin Center, 1901 15th Ave S, Nashville 37212. Volunteers will be partnered with three to four law students to research and answer questions posted on tn.freelegalanswers.org. Attorneys must have a Tennessee Free Legal Answers account to participate in this clinic. Interested volunteers should email their account information to Ginny.Blake@belmont.edu by Aug. 21 to make sure their profile is approved in time for the clinic.