Family Law Section

One of the goals of the Family Law Section is to bring practitioners together who share a common interest in family law. The section newsletter keeps practitioners abreast of changes in the law, as does the section’s annual CLE program.

Family Law Leadership

Chair
Shari Myers
The Myers Law Firm
5356 Estate Office Drive, Suite 3
Memphis, TN 38119
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sharimyers@lawyer.com
(901)737-6433
Immediate Past Chair
Andrew Cate
P.O. Box 2034
Brentwood, TN 37027
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andrew.cate@amclawtn.com
(615)712-3973
Vice-Chair
Cathy Allshouse
Southeast Tennessee Legal Services
821 Houston St #203
Chattanooga, TN 37403
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callshouse@selegal.org
(423)756-0128

Family Law News

Judge to Review DCS Records

By Brittany Sims on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 5:23pm

Chancellor Carol McCoy said today in court that she will review a sample of records of children who died after being brought to the attention of the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) in order to determine whether the agency is required to release child fatality records. McCoy presides over the lawsuit brought by the Tennessean and a coalition of other news organizations against DCS for allegedly violating the Tennessee Public Records Act by declining to disclose the records of about 30 children who died in the first half of 2012 while under the agency’s supervision.

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Kansas Sues Sperm Donor for Child Support

By Brittany Sims on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 4:41pm

The Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) is suing a sperm donor for child support despite his written agreement with a lesbian couple to relinquish parental rights, the ABA Journal reports. Although the Kansas Supreme Court refused to allow a sperm donor to assert parental rights in a case five years ago, the DCF says the written agreement is void and the law doesn’t apply since a physician did not perform the artificial insemination. The nonbiological mother of the child who supports her has been unable to work reportedly due to health problems.

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