Foster Parents: Know Your Rights in 2025!
December 10, 2025
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
Foster Parents: Know Your Rights in 2025!
Being a foster parent is a big job. You open your home and your heart to a child in need. But did you know you also have legal rights? The law wants you to be part of the team that...
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Mark Pienkowski Re-Appointed to CASA of East Tennessee Board of Directors
August 11, 2025
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
Mark Pienkowski Re-Appointed to CASA of East Tennessee Board of Directors
We are proud to share that our own Mark Pienkowski has been re-appointed to a three-year term on the Board of Directors for CASA of East Tennessee. CASA of East Tennessee is a community-based program dedicated to advocating for the...
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Mark Pienkowski of Knoxville Family Law Center Shares Legal Insight on New Tennessee Teen Driving Law
July 17, 2025
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
Mark Pienkowski of Knoxville Family Law Center Shares Legal Insight on New Tennessee Teen Driving Law
Attorney Mark A. Pienkowski of Knoxville Family Law Center was recently featured in a WBIR News article discussing a new Tennessee law that imposes a one-year driver’s license suspension on minors convicted of certain crimes. The new legislation, which went...
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Mark Pienkowski and Deno Cole Named Top Adoption Attorneys in Knoxville
July 17, 2025
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
Mark Pienkowski and Deno Cole Named Top Adoption Attorneys in Knoxville
We’re proud to share that Knoxville Family Law Center’s own Mark Pienkowski and Deno Cole have been named among Cityview Magazine’s 2025 Top Attorneys in the category of Adoption Law. Cityview’s annual peer-nominated list recognizes excellence in the legal field...
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Co-Parenting Guidelines in Divorce and Child Custody Cases
October 23, 2023
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
Co-Parenting Guidelines in Divorce and Child Custody Cases
Do not speak negatively about the other parent, or about the other parent's family. You have to remember that your children are half their mother and half their father. They will hear from people throughout their lives how much they...
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Attorney Deno Cole interviewed on The Power of the Supreme Court
September 26, 2023
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
Attorney Deno Cole interviewed on The Power of the Supreme Court
You can listen to the Podcasts @ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/34tbP6ew3IF8GjjlFcKp3k?si=om-NHp8wREqsEXTOgVc_Xw Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-the-supreme-court/id1482030727?i=1000626106508
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Tennessee Child Support Employment & Parenting Program
May 8, 2023
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
Tennessee Child Support Employment & Parenting Program
This program works with non-custodial parents that have a court order to pay child support to help them overcome barriers to employment & life. YOU CAN LEARN MORE HERE!
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Top 5 Things to Know About Divorce in Tennessee
March 2, 2022
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
Top 5 Things to Know About Divorce in Tennessee
Tennessee is an “equitable distribution” state, which means that the judge has the right to distribute marital property fairly, which might not be a 50/50 split. For example, the court may give a stay at home mom more property because...
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Evolving Child Custody Laws in Tennessee
March 2, 2022
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
Evolving Child Custody Laws in Tennessee
Child custody decisions consider the “best interests of the child standard.” This child centered approach has been around for a long time but, what’s considered “best” has changed over the years. If you’re divorcing now, don’t expect that the courts...
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How is Child Support Determined in Tennessee?
March 2, 2022
Cole, Guindi & Pienkowski
How is Child Support Determined in Tennessee?
Each parent has an obligation to support their children in Tennessee. In most cases money is given to the parent with primary custody. To find how much you’re likely to pay or receive for child support, you need to examine...
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