Taylor R. Oyaas

Partner

Taylor concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce, alimony, child custody and support, dependency and neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption, parentage, international custody and property disputes, orders of protection, prenuptial agreements, and post-divorce matters. Taylor has experience at the trial and appellate level and also handles a wide range of other civil matters in Tennessee.

Taylor is a native Memphian and obtained her bachelor’s and law degree from the University of Memphis. Taylor’s love for research and writing is what drove her to law school, where she served as the Research Editor on the Senior Editorial Board of the University of Memphis Law Review, Research Assistant to Professor Andrew J. McClurg, Law Clerk to the Honorable Diane K. Vescovo of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, and Student Attorney in the Child and Family Litigation Clinic. During law school, Taylor’s Student Article, Taylor Oyaas, Reefer Madness: How Tennessee Can Provide Cannabis Oil Patients Protection from Workplace Discrimination, 47 U. Mem. L. Rev. 935 (2017), was published in Volume 47 of the University of Memphis Law Review. Taylor’s publication has received honors and was favorably relied upon by the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Noffisinger v. SSC Niantic Operating Co., 273 F. Supp. 3d 326 (D. Conn. 2017), as well as other legal commentators. While Taylor focuses her practice on family law related matters, she still enjoys researching other issues of law to improve policy where the law remains unclear or should be changed.

Outside of the office, Taylor is a member the Family Law Section of the Memphis Bar Association (former president), as well as a member of the American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and Association for Women Attorneys. Taylor loves watching and attending sporting events, spending time with her husband and their dog, and fantasy football.

Presentations:

• Tennessee’s Expansion of the Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPAA)/Anti-SLAPP Law (2021).
• Writs of Habeas Corpus: A Discussion on How to Enforce Out-of-State Custody Orders When Parents Cross Tennessee State Lines and Related Issues with Interstate, Intercounty, and Municipality Law Enforcement (2022).
• I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me: A Discussion on the Tennessee and Federal Wiretapping Acts (2022).
• What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Always Stay in Vegas: Annulments, Postnuptial Agreements, and Interspousal Torts (2024).
• Child Support: When Imputation of Income Becomes Reversible Error (A Discussion at the Appellate Level) (2024).