37-1-167 - Removal from abusive parent or other party. - Tennessee Statutes

37-1-167. Removal from abusive parent or other party.

If a child has suffered either sexual abuse, or aggravated child abuse, at the hands of a parent, legal guardian or caregiver, that child shall not be placed back in the care of the abusive party unless the judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that a threat to the child's safety no longer exists.

[Acts 1994, ch. 978, § 6.]