36-1-123 - Biological parents illegally obtaining custody of a child Custodial interference. - Tennessee Statutes

36-1-123. Biological parents illegally obtaining custody of a child Custodial interference.

Any biological or prior legal parents or guardian whose rights to a child have been terminated by order of any court under this part or any other title or by the laws of any other state or territory, or foreign country, or by a surrender, parental consent, or waiver of interest, and who shall, otherwise than by legal process, obtain custody of the child shall be in violation of and shall be subject to prosecution pursuant to the provisions of § 39-13-306.

[Acts 1951, ch. 202, § 32 (Williams, § 9572.46); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-133; § 36-1-132; Acts 1995, ch. 532, § 1.]