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TENNESSEE STATUTES AND CODES
Part 1 - General Provisions
- 36-1-101 - Purpose of part Construction.
- 36-1-102 - Part definitions.
- 36-1-103 - Prior adoptions and terminations of parental rights involving minors and prior adoptions of adults ratified.
- 36-1-104 - Withholding of material information concerning the status of the parents or guardian of a child subject to surrender, termination of parental rights or adoption Misdemeanor.
- 36-1-105 - Violation of criminal provisions of part by state employee Dismissal.
- 36-1-106 - Readoption.
- 36-1-107 - Persons to whom this part is applicable.
- 36-1-108 - Entities authorized to place children for adoption Advisory and agency capacity authorized Injunction to stop illegal payments.
- 36-1-109 - Illegal payments in connection with placement of child Penalty.
- 36-1-110 - Parent under eighteen years of age Surrender.
- 36-1-111 - Pre-surrender request for home study or preliminary home study Surrender of child Consent for adoption by parent Effect of Surrender Form of surrender Waiver of interest Interpreter f
- 36-1-112 - Revocation of surrender and parental consent Form.
- 36-1-113 - Termination of parental rights.
- 36-1-114 - Venue.
- 36-1-115 - Persons eligible to file adoption petition Residence requirements Preference for foster parents.
- 36-1-116 - Pre-petition home study Information from surrender court Contents of petition Effect of filing Order of preference.
- 36-1-117 - Parties to proceedings Termination of rights of putative father Consent of parent or guardian Service of process.
- 36-1-118 - Dismissal of adoption proceedings and guardianship orders Revocation of surrender by court Notice Disposition of child.
- 36-1-119 - Final order of adoption When entered.
- 36-1-120 - Final order of adoption Contents Report of foreign birth.
- 36-1-121 - Effect of adoption on relationship.
- 36-1-122 - Binding effect of adoption.
- 36-1-123 - Biological parents illegally obtaining custody of a child Custodial interference.
- 36-1-124 - Contested terminations of parental rights and adoptions Appeals Expedited schedule.
- 36-1-125 - Confidentiality of records Penalties for unauthorized disclosure Protected orders.
- 36-1-126 - Record kept under seal Confidential records Access to certain records Preservation of records.
- 36-1-127 - Availability of records to adopted persons and certain other persons for adoptions finalized or attempted prior to March 16, 1951.
- 36-1-128 - Contact veto registry Persons eligible to have names entered.
- 36-1-129 - Procedures for filing contact veto or giving consent.
- 36-1-130 - Access to records Search of registry Restrictions on contact.
- 36-1-131 - Search of sealed adoption record, sealed record or post-adoption records Opportunity to veto contact.
- 36-1-132 - Violation of contact veto a misdemeanor Injunction and damages Attorney's Fees Using information to injure persons whose names were obtained.
- 36-1-133 - Release of nonidentifying information concerning biological or legal family.
- 36-1-134 - Transmission of information between affected parties Access to records of deceased or disabled persons Updating of information to allow contact.
- 36-1-135 - Updated medical information in records Searches for persons affected.
- 36-1-136 - Notification made as part of search, contact or identifying requests.
- 36-1-137 - Inability of department to verify adoptive status of relationships Waiting period to request further searches Limitations on searches.
- 36-1-138 - Court orders for the release of information from adoption and sealed records.
- 36-1-139 - Penalty for providing false information related to information requests.
- 36-1-140 - Immunity for actions in good faith by department personnel and immunity of certain other persons.
- 36-1-141 - Fees for searches, registration of contact vetoes, and copies Promulgation of rules Forms.
- 36-1-142 - Voluntary delivery of infant to facility, revocation of voluntary delivery, and termination of parental rights.
- 36-1-143 - Post-adoption services to support permanency in adoption.
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