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Judge takes Johnson v. Johnson motion to alter or amend under advisement after multi-hour hearing
Summary
A Cheatham County judge took under advisement a defense motion to alter or amend a prior final divorce decree after a multi-hour hearing in which testimony and dozens of documentary exhibits were admitted on retirement-account withdrawals, mortgage and pool payments, child-support arrearages and personal-property disputes.
The Cheatham County court spent the bulk of a contested docket hearing on Troy Bruce Johnson's motion to alter or amend the final divorce decree entered following a default proceeding. Defense counsel presented testimony, bank statements, and an itemized summary purporting to show $94,265.96 in payments by Johnson for the family between the April 2022 separation and the decree's entry; counsel asked the court to reduce or eliminate a $26,016 retroactive child-support judgment and to adjust the retirement-account judgment and other money judgments accordingly.
Key contested factual points contained in the transcript and exhibits included:
- A 2022 gross Vanguard/retirement distribution of $56,001.52 (1099-R) that the defense says was subject to $11,002.30 in federal withholding and a 10% early-withdrawal…
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