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Judge grants divorce, divides home equity and orders family therapy in Patton case
Summary
A judge granted Jennifer Patton a divorce from Donald K. Patton, awarded her the marital home and its equity, split car-wash proceeds, assigned other assets and debts, ordered transitional alimony and left child-support at the previously set amount while directing family therapy to address parental conflict and children's adjustment.
A judge in Dickson County on the final hearing in Donald K. Patton's divorce granted the petition filed by his wife, Jennifer Patton, and issued a series of orders on custody, property division and support.
The judge found that the statutory grounds for divorce had been met and named Jennifer Patton the primary residential parent for the couple's two minor children. The court kept child support at the prior monthly level and ordered Donald Patton to pay $750 a month in transitional alimony for six years.
The judge said the marital residence had a listed value of $195,000 and an outstanding mortgage balance of about $150,000, leaving roughly $45,000 in equity. The court awarded the home and that equity to Jennifer Patton. Proceeds of $26,006.84 that had previously been deposited in the clerk's registry from the sale of a business were ordered split…
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