by Dawn Coppock | May 1, 2019 | Attorneys & Courts
Effective March 22, 2019, post adoption contracts may be legally enforceable. Learn more: In the May Tennessee Bar Journal article by Mike Jennings.At the Win/Win or Warfare seminar in June. Visit www.goodlawtn.com to register.At...
by Dawn Coppock | Mar 28, 2019 | Attorneys & Courts
Post Adoption Contact Agreements (PACA) can be legally enforceable Effective March 22, 2019 PACA FACT SHEET Post-adoption contact may not be mandated in the final order of adoption. T.C.A. §36-1-121(f)Post adoption contact may be agreed upon by contract between birth...
by Dawn Coppock | Jan 8, 2019 | Attorneys & Courts
February 3, 2023 Tennessee law grants a unique form of guardianship pursuant to surrenders and terminations of all parental rights. This guardianship confers rights tantamount to parental rights (absent inheritance rights) and can only be ended by (a) adoption or (b)...
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 | Jun 5, 2018 | Attorneys & Courts
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...
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 | Adoption, Attorneys & Courts
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 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...
