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Tennessee’s New Adoption Law

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.

First In Adoption passes in the Senate with all YES votes! — It is on the way to the Governor’s Desk.

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...

First in Adoption Legislation Still In A Holding Pattern

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...

First in Adoption Legislative Update

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....

“First in Adoption” – So far every vote is “Yes.”

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...

“First In Adoption” Bill Big Tennessee News!

by Dawn Coppock | Mar 22, 2018 | Adoption, Attorneys & Courts

The “First In Adoption” bill is moving in the TN Legislature. HB 1856 Rep. Mike Carter/ SB 1851 Sen. Ferrell Haile What it does: Creates one short and simple surrender form and relieves a number of related bureaucratic requirements; Refines elements to prove rounds...
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