Tennessee SB 208: Adoption - As enacted, eliminates failure to pay prenatal, natal, and postnatal expenses as ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies the definition of notice; removes unnecessary affidavit language; adds existing abuse crimes to the definition of severe child abuse; clarifies definition of putative father; clarifies requirements for checking putative father registry; makes various other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 36, Chapter 2 and Section 37-1-102.

Status: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 36 (as of 2019-04-01)

State: Tennessee · Session: 111 · Bill: SB 208

Subjects: Adoption

Sponsors: Carter, Haile

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