TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Sep 2, 2015

A divorce order from Chattanooga Chancellor Jeffrey Atherton is drawing national attention in the Above the Law blog. Atherton denied a heterosexual couple’s mutual wish to get divorced, stating in the opinion, “With the U.S. Supreme Court having defined what must be recognized as a marriage, it would appear that Tennessee’s judiciary must now await the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court as to what is not a marriage, or better stated, when a marriage is no longer a marriage.”  Atherton's full opinion is included in the post.