37-1-175 - Temporary legal custody for children with mental illnesses. - Tennessee Statutes

37-1-175. Temporary legal custody for children with mental illnesses.

IF AND ONLY IF

     (1)  a child is the subject of a proceeding under title 37, chapter 1, AND

     (2)  the child is mentally ill, AND

     (3)  the child needs care, training, or treatment because of the mental illness, AND

     (4)  all available less drastic alternatives to committing the child to the temporary legal custody of the department are unsuitable to meet the child's needs for care, training, or treatment for the mental illness,

THEN

     (5)  a juvenile court may commit the child to the temporary legal custody of the department in proceedings conducted in conformity with §§ 33-3-602 33-3-608, 33-3-610 33-3-620, and 33-6-505 33-6-508, to meet the child's needs for care, training, or treatment for the mental illness.

[Acts 1986, ch. 836, § 3; 1996, ch. 1079, §§ 37-39; T.C.A., § 33-3-203; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 7.]