by Dawn Coppock | Apr 4, 2018 | Attorneys & Courts
The “First in Adoption” bill passed unanimously today on the floor of the Tennessee State House of Representatives. Many thanks to House sponsor, Mike Carter (R Ooltewah). A vote of the full Senate is the last step in the legislative process. That could be set as soon...
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...
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...
by Dawn Coppock | Mar 12, 2018 | Adoption, Attorneys & Courts
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