by Angi Cameron | Feb 1, 2021 | Legislation, Adoption, Attorneys & Courts, General, News Events
In Tennessee, to terminate a parent’s rights the petitioner (Agency or prospective adoptive parents) must prove grounds “against” the parent AND also must prove that termination of parental rights is in the child’s best interest. In most cases, proof of grounds is...
by Dawn Coppock | Jul 2, 2018 | Adoption, Attorneys & Courts
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.
by Dawn Coppock | Apr 18, 2018 | Adoption, Attorneys & Courts
Today the Tennessee Senate unanimously passed the First in Adoption bill without amendment or even discussion. If the Governor signs the bill as expected, it will become law on July 1, 2018. First in Adoption makes a number of pro-child modifications in many areas of...
by Dawn Coppock | Apr 17, 2018 | Adoption, Attorneys & Courts
It happened again. First in Adoption and many other bills have fallen off the end of the Senate calendar today due to large legislative volume that is common late in the session. The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 8:30 am to take another run at the long list of...
by Dawn Coppock | Apr 17, 2018 | Attorneys & Courts, Adoption
The First in Adoption Bill was set at the end of a long calendar for yesterday but, probably due to time constraints, did not receive a vote. It has been reset for 1:30 CST today on the floor of the Tennessee State Senate. Look for a blog post this afternoon....
by Dawn Coppock | Apr 2, 2018 | Adoption, Attorneys & Courts
The “First in Adoption” bill that many Tennessee attorneys and adoptive parents are following moved from the House committee process to the floor with a unanimous vote of the House Civil Justice committee. The committee is chaired my Mike Carter (R), an attorney and...
