Tennessee Adoption Attorney
Holly D. Bishop graduated from Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University Of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee and has been in private practice since 1997 concentrating primarily in the area of family law. Her practice is now focused more specifically on the area of Adoption Law. Holly takes pride in representing clients through the adoption process and handling each case with compassion, full attention and care. She has a strong commitment to her clients and in being accessible, responsive and efficient in handling each case. Holly represents either adoptive parents or birth parents in the following types of adoptions:
• Relative adoptions
• Step-parent adoptions
• Independent private adoptions in Tennessee
• Private or agency adoptions involving another state
• Private licensed adoption agency finalizations
• Public or Department of Children's Services adoption finalizations
• International adoptions or re-adoptions
• Termination of parental rights cases
Holly understands the adoption process, has experience from start to finish and can handle all the paperwork and requirements each step of the way. Holly is setup to communicate with clients using the internet via email and by telephone which enables her to handle adoption cases throughout the State of Tennessee with the only travel required being for Court appearances.
For general information regarding adoption law in Tennessee read " Adoptions In Tennessee: What You Need To Know." Please note that this document is prepared for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute to seeking advice from an attorney for your specific facts and circumstances as the laws may change before the document is updated.
Contact Holly via our contact form or by telephone 731-256-0100 x203 (in Jackson, TN) or 800-485-4783 x203 (state-wide) to discuss representation of you as an adoptive parent or birth parent in your adoption or termination of parental rights case.
Retainers depend on specific facts and circumstances, but a general guide is as follows:
Uncontested Adoption - the biological and/or legal parents' parental rights have already been terminated or there will be consent to termination prior to filing papers. |
$1,200 Non-refundable Attorney Fee Court fees, travel time in excess of 2 hours, and other expenses are additional and depend on the County case is filed. |
Potentially Contested Adoption & Termination of Parental Rights Cases - one or more of the biological and/or legal parents has not been located and extraordinary efforts will have to be made to effectively terminate those parental rights. |
$2,500 initial retainer placed in our Trust Account to be billed against for attorney fees and expenses and a requirement that a minimum of $1,000 be maintained in Trust until entry of the final Order. Unused retainer is refunded. |
Contested Adoptions & Termination of Parental Rights Cases - one or more of the biological and/or legal parents are contesting the termination of their parental rights. |
$5,000 initial retainer placed in our Trust Account to be billed against for attorney fees and expenses and a requirement that a minimum of $2,500 be maintained in Trust until entry of the final Order. Unused retainer is refunded. |
