Rodney Atkins Files for Divorce

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 Rodney Atkins has to divorce his wife, Tammy Jo Atkins, in the wake of what he claims are false allegations of domestic violence filed.
According to court records in Williamson County, Tennessee filed, Tammy called the police on the morning of 21 November, after the alleged influence of alcohol led night of the fight in the country star trying to suffocate her with a pillow. Tammy said her husband grabbed her face and threw her down the hall - directly in front of her 10-year-old son. Rodney was subsequently arrested and released $ 2,500 bail.


The "Take a Back Road" singer firmly denies the allegations and is now seeking to dissolve their marriage.
"This was an unfortunate verbal dispute between Mr. and Mrs. Atkins in earshot of her child, and if Mr. Atkins realized her child within earshot of the argument, his first priority was to get out of earshot of the child," attorney Rodney, Rose Palermo writes in a statement to the boat. "That's when Mrs. Atkins called the police and gave them their version of the argument, which is totally wrong. Mr. Atkins realized he would have no recourse but to a complaint, file for divorce. Since the filing of the complaint for the divorce, he has exercised considerable time parents with the parties' son, and he will continue to do so, while the divorce is pending. The criminal complaint does not allege that there was a danger to the child or Mrs. Atkins and as a result, the Court has not Mr. Atkins banned from parents' time with his son. "
The couple's son, Elijah, is Dad's side on a lot of industry events, including the lighting of the White House Christmas tree in Washington, DC, earlier this month. The country star is also a stepfather to Tammy's two daughters from a previous relationship. Rodney and Tammy have been married more than a decade and had a seemingly wonderful relationship with the singer often bubble up in interviews about his wife's love and support. He threw it in his video for the sweet love song, 'Farmer's Daughter "(watch it below), said the melody was art mimics their real life.
Williamson County Sheriff's OfficeA trial date set for alleged January 2012. Rodney is very likely to maintain his innocence. "Swear under Tennessee state law, anyone can issue an arrest warrant and the police have issued a warrant to arrest one," says Palermo. "Obviously, this is the case here, since according to the express terms of the warrant, they are completely on the word of Mrs. Atkins. The police did not witness an assault, because no one came. The police did not witness any violence between Mr and Mrs. Atkins. It is entirely based on their word. "
Rodney is a series of shows in the coming days, including a concert in Lowell, Massachusetts today to carry out evening (December 15). He is also scheduled to appear, along with Lauren Alaina, on Fox TV special, "American Country New Year's Eve Live," which is on December 31 at 11:00 ET clock air. And most importantly, he is to spend as much time with Elijah, as he can.
"Mr. Atkins is planning to spend considerable time with his children over the Christmas holidays and asks privacy at this time," concluded Palermo. "Mr. Atkins wants his fans for standing by him when he confident that the truth will prevail is to thank."