Dawn Coppock, Attorney at Law

01/14/2026

New blog post about a change to the Adoption Tax Credit. Graphic is from the IRS site. http://dawncoppock.com/a-tweak-to-the-federal-adoption-tax-credit-will-put-5000-into-some-adoptive-families-pockets/

01/06/2026

New blog post on notice by publication with a recommendation to contact your state legislators.

Basically, it requires that when we give notice by publication in a newspaper, we must also publish in a paid local online platform, where one exists. But the TN Press Association already has a free statewide re-publication service, which repeats the newspaper ads with no paywall, so anyone can vi...

12/31/2025

Last day for a 2025 biz exp.

In this 8th and final Edition, Dawn is more candid than ever. This bound law book comes with an electronic library of revised and expanded legal forms.

12/04/2025

NEW Blog Post: Post adopt amended birth certificates in TN and Ga too.

A child adopted abroad by Tennessee parents may obtain a report of foreign birth from the Tennessee Department of Vital Records. That is not new. Note, immigration is top of mind just now, that a Tennessee adoption of a child born abroad requires proof of the child’s lawful immigration to the Unit...

12/01/2025

If your Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law has a black cover, it’s out of date.
The red 8th Edition is the current version. If you’ve been meaning to replace your copy, now’s a good time — it still qualifies as a 2025 business expense.
📘 Details and ordering info are at goodlawtn.com.

10/21/2025

Blog Post. Let’s think about identity docs. http://dawncoppock.com/identity-documents/

Building Families For over 30 years, Dawn has been serving Adoptive, Foster, and Birth Parents and Adoption Attorneys in Tennessee. Tennessee Adoption Attorney Accepting Attorney ConsultsAnd Mediation Only Dawn Coppock is Tennessee’s Leading Adoption Attorney. She is now retired and no longer acce...

09/29/2025

Today, Good Law launched a sharp, new on-demand platform and a broader course catalog. www.goodlawtn.com Now courses include topics of interest to most lawyers. Good Law’s foundational assumption is that we want to be good lawyers and good people, living good lives. Hence, “Good Law.”

Check out www.goodlawtn.com The course sorting function is fun to play around with. I invite you to find something of interest to you. I promise, I won’t waste your time.

Tennessee Adoption Law Seminars presented by attorney Dawn Coppock, author of Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law, 7th Edition.

08/19/2025

I’ve recorded Adoption Law School, my 15-hour signature CLE, previously, presented only live. We still have some tech lumps to smooth out, but we’re close enough to say that registration for Adoption Law School On-Demand will open this fall! I love that folks can now watch on their schedule, while I pull weeds, kayak, and play with grandbabies. Sometimes tech is alright.

Tennessee Adoption Law Seminars presented by attorney Dawn Coppock, author of Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law, 7th Edition.

05/29/2025

That was a fun seminar. Good Luck in the practice, Allison!
I hope to record and post as on-demand seminars (GoodLawTN) 12 hours of that 15-hour seminar this summer. For people who missed it or who went and want a refresher in 2026, that should be an option.

03/10/2025

The very last TN Adoption Law School is April 2-4, 2025. It is comprehensive and great fun. If you’ve always wanted to attend or need a review, now is the time. https://www.goodlawtn.com/product/2025-adoption-law-school-in-the-mountains-options/