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HEATHER MARIE BAILEY v. DANIEL MICHAEL BAILEY

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 28, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Benjamin Lewis, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellant, Daniel Michael Bailey.

Attorneys 2: André S. Greppin and Daniel H. Rader IV, Cookeville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Heather Marie Bailey.

Judge(s): USMAN

Father and Mother divorced. In ruling upon various matters contested by the parties, the trial court evenly divided Father’s pension without determining whether a portion was separate property, awarded Mother rehabilitative alimony, and named Mother as the primary residential parent. Father appeals, asserting error as to all three determinations. We conclude that the trial court erred in failing to treat the pre-marriage portion of the pension as separate property. As for the trial court’s alimony award and primary residential parent decision, the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law are insufficient under Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 52.01. Accordingly, we vacate the portions of the trial court’s order regarding the classification and division of assets, alimony, and primary residential status and remand.

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