Special Committee on Conservatorship Practice and Procedure

This special committee was created in 2012 by TBA President Jackie Dixon to study Conservatorship Practice and Procedure in Tennessee.

Special Committee on Conservatorship Practice and Procedure Leadership

Chair
Pam Wright
West Tennessee Legal Services
PO Box 2066
Jackson, TN 38302
See map: Google Maps
pam@wtls.org
(731)426-1316

Special Committee on Conservatorship Practice and Procedure News

Tennessean Credits TBA with Conservatorship Reform

By Stacey Shrader ... on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 12:41pm

The Tennessean’s coverage of the legislature’s final passage of conservatorship reform gives the TBA credit for laying the groundwork for the bill with a series of public hearings across the state on the issue. In the article, Executive Director Allan Ramsaur expresses his appreciation for the opportunity to review the legislation, saying the changes "should bring some clarity to the way the process works." The bill now awaits the governor’s signature.

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Conservatorship Overhaul on Way to Governor’s Desk

By Allan Ramsaur on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 2:59pm

The state Senate today gave final unanimous approval to the bill (SB 555/HB 692) sponsored by lawyer legislators Sen. Doug Overbey, R-Maryville, and Rep. Andy Farmer, R-Sevierville, making changes to governing conservatorships after hearing a report from the Tennessee Bar Association. Among the proposed changes, the recommendation establishes a uniform emergency placement process, clarifies the role of guardians ad litem, requires court orders to specify rights being taken away, and calls for more frequent financial reports. The recommendations follow a series of hearings held across the state at which members of the TBA Special Committee on Conservatorship Practice and Procedure, chaired by Jackson lawyer Pam Wright, heard from witnesses who lost all of their assets as victims of conservatorships. The legislation will be one of the topics in the Legislative Update CLE at the TBA Convention in Nashville in June. The Tennessean has more.

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