by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 5, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, McKeehan, Uncategorized
By Jedidiah McKeehan attorneyknoxville@gmail.com Do you know someone who has elderly parents who aren’t able to get out to the grocery store or bank by themselves anymore? Do you know someone who is getting to the point where they are starting to get forgetful or can...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 6, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Amendment 1 is a proposed change to the Constitution of Tennessee to add the following language to Article I: “Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion. The...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 29, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law As a general rule, a person writing a will is free to dispose of his or her property as he or she sees fit. One exception to this rule is found in Tennessee law regarding a surviving spouse. Absent some valid agreement between...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
Before a child may be adopted, parental rights must be terminated. “Parental rights” are the rights to act as a parent, to care for, to name and to claim custodial rights with respect to a child. If these rights are terminated, an adoption may take place and the...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 15, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a national network of more than 946 programs that recruit, train and support volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children. The original CASA program began in 1977 when a...