Adoption Law School (full)

The Classic 15 Hour Intensive

(12 General and 3 Dual TN CLE)

Learn adoption law from the woman who wrote the book. Adoption Law School is Dawn Coppock’s comprehensive, signature course. Dawn doesn’t blah, blah, blah around a topic. You will learn to offer meaningful help to real families. 

Tough technical topics aren’t skirted. They are broken into small pieces and explained, supported by diagrams and good materials. But despite the weighty subject, Dawn’s practical, efficient, and irreverent presentation style will keep you engaged.

For many years, this much-loved seminar was only available once a year and in person. Now you can learn Tennessee Adoption Law, from the first client call to the new birth certificate, on your schedule. 

Adoption Law School On-Demand

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Foundations

Prerequisite 201 What is adoption, and who is a necessary party?

Prerequisite 202 Voluntary Termination Methods and Guardianship

Adoption

Adoption 301 Basic Adoption Procedure

Adoption 302 Stepparent, Relative, Adult, Independent Adoption

Adoption 303 Agency Adoption: Private Agency, State Agency (DCS), and International 

Involuntary Term. Elements

Involuntary Term. 401 Grounds for TPR: Abandonment Only 

Involuntary Term. 402 Grounds for TPR: Beyond Abandonment

Involuntary Term. 403 Best Interest of the Child

Involuntary Term. Procedure 

Involuntary Term. 404 Initial Termination Procedure: Filing to default

Involuntary Term. 405 Contested Termination Procedure: Answer to trial 

Involuntary Term. 406-407 Trial

Ethics

Ethics 201 Ethical Dictates and Client Counseling

Ethics 202 Integrity, Reputation, and Community 

Phys Ed & Ethics 203 Movement and Stillness

Each Adoption Law School course assumes the student understands the material presented earlier in the course. The courses may be viewed individually and in any order. But viewing out of order is best suited for the ethics courses, the foundations courses, or for experienced adoption attorneys.

Lawyers with no adoption experience may find Adoption Law School overwhelming. A better approach for them is to take Very Basic Adoption Practice, then handle a few simple cases, and then take Adoption Law School.

$800 purchased together, $100 less than the courses purchased individually