Boyer v. Heimermann

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that Tennessee courts apply a two-step analysis to requests to modify a permanent parenting plan
• stating that although a “change must be ‘significant’ before it will be considered material,” courts have emphasized that “Tenn. Code. Ann. § 36-6-101(a)(2)(C
• discussing evolution of the standard for finding a material change in circumstances
• “In approaching questions of custody and 17 visitation, the needs of the children are paramount; the desires of the parents are secondary.”
• “Custody or visitation should never be used to punish parents for their human frailties and past mis-steps or conversely as a reward for parents.”
• “In approaching questions of custody and visitation, the needs of the children are paramount; the desires of the parents are secondary.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).