50-5-217 - Persons to be served with petition. - Tennessee Statutes

50-5-217. Persons to be served with petition.

The following persons, other than one who is the petitioner or who joins in the petition, shall be served with the petition by formal notice, as prescribed by Rule 4 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure:

     (1)  The minor;

     (2)  The minor's legal custodian or guardian ad litem, if any, whether or not appointed or qualified in this state;

     (3)  Each party to the contract;

     (4)  The parent or parents of the minor;

     (5)  Any person having the care and custody of the minor;

     (6)  The person with whom the minor resides, if other than a parent or guardian; and

     (7)  If it appears that the minor is married, the minor's spouse.

[Acts 2003, ch. 168, § 1.]