It soon could be unremarkable for a child to have three or more legal parents. This may sound fantastical, but it’s fast becoming reality: Six states have enacted laws over the past decade expressly allowing a court to recognize more than two parents for a child.
How can a person without a biological connection to a child establish parentage in Tennessee?
Is there a judicial remedy for the discrimination same-sex couples face from their inability to marry earlier?
When can a father have a Tennessee court exercise subject-matter jurisdiction over a child born out of wedlock?
Does Tennessee’s artificial insemination statute apply to children of same-sex marriages?
Who does Tennessee recognize as a parent of a child conceived through in vitro fertilization?
Ugh. It’s that time of year again. Let’s rip this Band-Aid off and get on with our lives.
How can a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity be rescinded in Tennessee?
How can you rebut a paternity test in Tennessee? Read to find out.
I found this interesting article from The Washington Post titled “Five Myths of Fatherhood.”
Facts: Mother and Father had a five-year relationship. By the time it ended, Father lived in Illinois and Mother in Tennessee. Mother got pregnant. After Child…
Facts: Mother and Father never married. Child was born in 2010 in Arizona. Mother listed Father on Child’s birth certificate. Initially, Father lived in California…
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Once again, I am honored to have been selected by my colleagues in the Knoxville Bar as being among the best divorce, family law, child…
Facts: A man and woman who were unable to have children together (“Intended Parents”) entered into a contract with a woman who consented to act as…