TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 10, 2021

Memphis lawyer Kevin Weaver, chair of the TBA Adoption Law Section, testified today before the House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee on the section’s bill HB200. The bill, sponsored by committee chair Mike Carter, R-Ooltewah. expands the factors a court may consider in determining whether termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the child, among other things. The subcommittee approved the bill, which will be heard next week by the House Civil Justice Committee. The Senate version, SB205, sponsored by Sen. Ferrell Haile, R-Gallatin, has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.