by Angi Newsome | Jan 8, 2025 | News Events, Adoption, Attorneys & Courts, Foster Parents, General
Someone told you I was retired?? But Nope! I remain a regular at East Tennessee courthouses, filing and finalizing cases, and taking pictures of happy families. I don’t know exactly what fuels the retirement rumors, despite my presence in all the lawyerly places and...
by Angi Newsome | Aug 16, 2023 | Adoption, Attorneys & Courts, News Events
This is not a debated or murky point of Tennessee law. You just can. I do 2 or 3 adult adoptions a year and I have for decades. See Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-1-117(j). (1) When the person sought to be adopted is eighteen (18) years of age or older, only the...
by Angi Newsome | Jan 9, 2023 | General, Adoption, Attorneys & Courts, Legislation, News Events
Public outcry is needed for Tennessee to fix the Department of Children’s Services – Opinion – By Dawn Coppock – Published by The Tennessean, The Knoxville News Sentinel & The Commercial Appeal – January 4, 2023. Click the blue link...
by Angi Newsome | 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...
