TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 7, 2025

This week's TBA Legislative Updates podcast features TBA lobbyists Berkley Schwarz of Pier Strategies LLC and Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin of Adams and Reese. This week, they discuss several key bills, including SB1052/HB1355, which amends Tenn. Code Ann. §36-1-102(45)(B) to clarify that a biological father who only provides token support does not qualify as a putative father; SB540/HB492, addressing custody determinations and failure to pay child support; SB541/HB906, related to the TBA probate study group’s legislation; SB394/HB569, regarding the selection of a settlement agent in real property transactions; and SB943/HB1255, which focuses on continuing education for judges handling child custody cases. The podcast also covers the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts' (AOC) plan for indigent representation on behalf of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Watch Director Michelle Long present the AOC’s budget request, including funding for a new Office of Indigent Conflicts and Civil Counsel, which would oversee the state’s indigent representation system. Her testimony begins at 1:31:04. Listeners can tune in to the podcast on the TBA website or directly through this link.