7 Tennessee opinions name it 1 courts 2002–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Gonsewski v. Gonsewskigreen2 sentences2025Because decisions regarding spousal support are factually driven and require the balancing of many factors, “the role of an appellate court is not to second guess the trial court or to substitute its judgment for that of the trial court, but to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding, or refusing to award, spousal support.” Id. (citing Gonsewski, 350 S.W.3d at 105 ). “‘An abuse of discretion occurs when the trial court causes an injustice by applying an incorrect legal standard, reaches an illogical result, resolves the case on a clearly erroneous assessment of the 2025Because decisions regarding spousal support are factually driven and require the balancing of many factors, “the role of an appellate court is not to second guess the trial court or to substitute its judgment for that of the trial court, but to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding, or refusing to award, spousal support.” Id. (citing Gonsewski, 350 S.W.3d at 105 ). “‘An abuse of discretion occurs when the trial court causes an injustice by applying an incorrect legal standard, reaches an illogical result, resolves the case on a clearly erroneous assessment of the | 1 | 3 |
Kinard v. Kinardgreen2 sentences2018Gonsewski, 350 S.W.3d at 105 (citing Kinard v. Kinard, 986 S.W.2d 220, 234, 235 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998)). 2012Id. (citing Kinard, 986 S.W.2d at 235 ; Burlew, 40 S.W.3d at 470 ; Robertson, 76 S.W.3d at 340-41 ). | 1 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Patricia Carlene Mayfield v. Phillip Harold Mayfield
green
2 sentences2025Because decisions regarding spousal support are factually driven and require the balancing of many factors, “the role of an appellate court is not to second guess the trial court or to substitute its judgment for that of the trial court, but to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding, or refusing to award, spousal support.” Id. (citing Gonsewski, 350 S.W.3d at 105 ). “‘An abuse of discretion occurs when the trial court causes an injustice by applying an incorrect legal standard, reaches an illogical result, resolves the case on a clearly erroneous assessment of the 2024Because decisions regarding spousal support are factually driven and require the balancing of many factors, “the role of an appellate court is not to second guess the trial court or to substitute its judgment for that of the trial court, but to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding, or refusing to award, spousal support.” Id. (citing Gonsewski v. Gonsewski, 350 S.W.3d 99, 105 (Tenn. 2011)). “‘An abuse of discretion occurs when the trial court causes an injustice by applying an incorrect legal standard, reaches an illogical result, resolves the case on a clearly er | 2 | 2024–2025 |
Robertson v. Robertson
green
1 sentence2012Id. (citing Kinard, 986 S.W.2d at 235 ; Burlew, 40 S.W.3d at 470 ; Robertson, 76 S.W.3d at 340-41 ). | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Burlew v. Burlew
green
1 sentence2012Id. (citing Kinard, 986 S.W.2d at 235 ; Burlew, 40 S.W.3d at 470 ; Robertson, 76 S.W.3d at 340-41 ). | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Bogan v. Bogan
green
1 sentence2007Id. at 772 . | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Wright v. Quillen
green
1 sentence2004Id. | 1 | 2004–2004 |
Brown v. Brown
green
1 sentence2002Id. | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.