Tennessee HB 855: Adoption - As enacted, changes the time period during which the Tennessee putative father registry must have been consulted prior to the filing of a petition to terminate parental rights from 10 days to 10 working days; requires the appointment of a guardian ad litem in an adoption involving a mentally disabled child when the child is 14 years of age or older at any time before the granting of the petition rather than at any age. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

Status: Pub. Ch. 363 (as of 2023-05-18)

State: Tennessee · Session: 113 · Bill: HB 855

Subjects: Adoption

Sponsors: Leatherwood

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