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...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 2, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law While you may have heard of the sex offender registry, I think a little background is in order. Congress passed the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender and Identification Act of 1986 which required the Attorney General to establish a...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Aug 25, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
PART 2: PRIVACY By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Unmanned aerial aircraft, commonly referred to as drones, are a new and growing industry. Cheaper and easier to maintain than helicopters, drones are being used by both the government and private sectors. ...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Aug 18, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
PART 1: SAFETY By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Under the old common law (made by court decisions rather than by statutes) doctrine brought to America from England, property law provided that landowners owned the air that rose above the earthly metes and bounds...
