Dawn’s Blog
News, Updates and Resources for Legal Professionals and those who follow adoption law
Post Adoption Contact
Effective March 22, 2019, post adoption contracts may be legally enforceable.
Tennessee Legislative Update (HB 0288/SB 0207)
Post Adoption Contact Agreements (PACA) can be legally enforceable, effective March 29, 2019.
TN DCS Reversal – Will Apply ICPC to Children Leaving Tennessee with Guardians
The recently announced change is significant. Some transitional education and confusion is to be expected. But the net effect is a reduction in legal fees and length of travel for many non-resident prospective adoptive families.
Last Dawn Coppock Adoption / Legislative Advocacy Series This Year!
Basic stepparent and relative adoptions are the daily fare for many general practitioners. But the process is technical. This class offers the basic skills and information you need to competently represent relatives and step-parents, including forms, checklists and when to call for help if a case takes an ugly turn.
Last Dawn Coppock Adoption Series This Year
Basic stepparent and relative adoptions are the daily fare for many general practitioners. But the process is technical. This class offers the basic skills and information you need to competently represent relatives and stepparents, including forms, checklists and when to call for help if a case takes an ugly turn.
Registration Open – Legislative Advocacy Seminar
Dawn Coppock will present tools for effective legislative advocacy. Examples will draw from her environmental and adoption legislative advocacy, but the process and techniques apply to all state level advocacy.
Tennessee’s New Adoption Law
From the Tennessee Bar Journal’s July 2018 cover story by Dawn Coppock and Michael Jennings, read the article here discussing the new adoption legislation that went into effect yesterday.
Upcoming Seminars!
Adoption Shorts & Ethics November 29, 2018 - Knoxville, TN Step Parent & Relative Adoption for Newbs (1 general / .5 dual CLE) Adoption Law Update – Part I: Hidey-holes and Whack-a-mole (1 general CLE) Adoption Law Update – Part II: Grounds and Procedure...
Lawyers- New surrender form, formatted and with instructions. Here. Now.
To be used beginning July 1st, 2018 Click here for the new surrender form available in WORD and PDF formats Lawyers and Clerks- If you have determined that a surrender is the correct process for a voluntary termination of parental rights in your case, you will find...