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Dawn Coppock is Tennessee’s Leading Adoption Attorney. Dawn offers extensive adoption law resources and services for attorneys and courts.
Dawn is a Fellow in the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys and on the executive committee of the Tennessee Bar Association Adoption Committee and is a member of many other professional organizations. She trains other lawyers and adoption professionals, consults with other lawyers, and is a certified Rule 31 Family Law Mediator.
“Dawn Coppock is nothing short of Tennessee’s best adoption lawyer. Dawn literally wrote the go to book on adoption law for our state. Being a lawyer myself I did extensive research before hiring an adoption lawyer. Dawn is smart, honest and extremely professional. In summary, if you need an adoption lawyer and hire Dawn Coppock, you will be very well represented. “
Former Client
Adoption Law Resources and Services for Attorneys, Judges and Courts
Consultations with Attorneys and Judges
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Dawn sets aside time almost every week to provide free technical assistance to attorneys. Dawn also offers paid, one-time consultations and consulting over the course of a case.
Tennessee Rule 31 Mediator
Dawn Coppock is the right Tennessee Rule 31 family law mediator when children’s lives and relationships hang in the balance. Her mediation goal is child-centered, collaborative solutions that safely maintain a child’s significant connections.
Authored the Book on Tennesee Adoption Law
Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law
8th Edition
Entirely Revised, Updated, and Expanded
The Book
Plus
Even more adoption forms, pleadings, checklists, letters, and resources provided electronically in Word for easy use
$279.00
Available now at GoodLawTN.com
“This is my last edition, so I tilted my head and shook out all my best stuff
for you and your clients.
It’s sassier too. I couldn’t help it.”
-Dawn Coppock
Adoption Law Seminars
Dawn trains lawyers, judges, prospective adoptive parents, students, community groups, public and private adoption agencies, and is a media resource regarding adoption law and child welfare. She has spoken to the annual meeting of the American Bar Association, and has been quoted in a number of newspapers, including the New York Times.
A few years ago, Dawn started a seminar company, Good Law, training Tennessee lawyers to provide high-quality services for children and families. Lawyers find Dawn’s presentation style like her practice style, clear, smart, empowering, practical, warm and funny. Reviews of Dawn’s presentations are consistently exceptional.
Lawyers interested in attending a Good Law seminar can find more information at https://www.goodlawtn.com.
Free Forms and Documents for Lawyers and Judges
Forms & General Resources
- Surrender Form 2024 – Word Version
- Sample Hearing Script for Step Parent Adoption with Consent
- Sample Post Adoption Contact Agreements
Common State Adoption Forms
- State Surrender Form to DCS or Agency 2024
- State Surrender Form to Adoptive Parents 2023 (Not current and not linked.)
- Social & Medical History Form
- Waiver of Interest
- Certificate of Adoption (Birth Certification Application)
- Report of Foreign Birth
- Putative Father Registry Form with Instructions
- ICPC 100A
- Attorney Fee Affidavit
- Agency Fee Affidavit
- Consent by A Licensed Agency
- Consent by Minor
Law Blog
Resources and Articles
Summary of Tennessee Adoption Law
Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law, 8th Ed. – Book Review – Tennessee Bar Jornal – September /October 2024
Tennessee’s New Adoption Law by Dawn Coppock and Michael S. Jennings – July 2018*
Shortened Surrender Revocation Period by Dawn Coppock– December 2015*
A New Concept. Enforceable Post-adoption Contact Agreements Come to Tennessee By Michael S. Jennings and William H. Vetterick – May 2019*
Happier Childhoods and Better Best Interest Factors By Dawn Coppock – July / August 2021*
*Used with permission of the Tennessee Bar Journal,
a publication of the Tennessee Bar Association
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