People in Tennessee may be interested in adoption for a number of reasons. While most adoptions today that are not international tend to be open, in the past, adoptions were usually closed. Open or closed adoption refers to how much information is exchanged between...
Month: May 2017
Lawsuit meant to head off attack on LGBTQ rights
The executive director of the Tennessee Equality Project has expressed his support for a lawsuit that challenges a bill signed by the state's republican governor. Four lesbian couples filed the lawsuit against Gov. Bill Haslam, the state health commissioner and the...
You may be able to pay less child support
Depending on your circumstances, divorce could lead to a situation in which you are required to make monthly child support payments to the other parent. Although this will alter your finances, it's good to know that the money you pay is helping to provide your child...
Tennessee bill could affect same-sex adoptions
Tennessee same-sex couples might struggle to adopt a child if Gov. Bill Haslam signs a bill that would require the interpretation of laws to be done with the "natural and ordinary meaning" of words that do not have a specific legal definition. One result of this could...
Adopted children and divorce
For Tennessee parents who are getting a divorce and who have an adopted child, as long as both parents are legally adoptive parents, the process of negotiating custody and visitation is no different from if the child is a biological one. As with a biological child, a...