TBA’s Adoption Law Section presents this year’s annual forum in-person in Nashville. The jam-packed schedule includes sessions covering legislative updates and review (including the section's own sponsored bill), as well as case law updates, how trauma affects child development, and a judicial panel with judges from across the state. Make plans to join us now!

Schedule At-A-Glance:
8:30am – 9:00am CT: Registration
9:00 – 10:00am: Case Law Review – Sammi Maifair, Amy Smith
10:00 – 11:00am: 2025 Legislative Update: New Changes in Termination/Adoption Law & Old Changes to Remember – Meredith Brasfield
11:00 – 11:15am: Break
11:15am – 12:15pm: The Impact of Adoption Trauma on Child Development - Kim Warner-Hudy (DUAL)
12:15 – 1:00pm: Lunch (Provided)
1:00 – 3:15pm: Judicial Perspectives on Termination of Parental Rights & Adoption – Judge Sharon Massey-Grimes, Judge Katy Olita; Moderator – Will Vetterick (15-minute break included)

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