Tennessee SB 976: Children - As introduced, creates a presumption, for the purposes of awarding grandparent visitation, that a custodial parent or parents or custodian opposes grandparent visitation if the grandparent has been denied visitation for a period of three months or more. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 3.

Status: Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee (as of 2018-04-03)

State: Tennessee · Session: 110 · Bill: SB 976

Subjects: Children

Sponsors: Niceley, Sexton J

Bill Text

SB0976
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HOUSE BILL 1086
By Sexton J

SENATE BILL 976
By Niceley

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36,
Chapter 6, Part 3, relative to grandparent
visitation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-6-306, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
(g) For the purposes of this section, a custodial parent or parents or custodian
shall be presumed to oppose grandparent visitation if the grandparent has been denied
visitation for a period of three (3) months or more.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring
it.

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