STATE STATUTES & CODES
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
TENNESSEE STATUTES AND CODES
71-3-606 - Welfare of child controlling.
71-3-606. Welfare of child controlling.
No child shall be received into the asylum, or detained in the asylum, except that the welfare of the child may be thereby promoted, nor shall any child be indentured or given in adoption, except that the best interest of the child shall be thereby secured.
[Acts 1885, ch. 92, § 4; Shan., § 4347; Code 1932, § 4576; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1206, 14-11-106.]
Tennessee Forms by Issue
Tennessee Law
Tennessee State Laws
Tennessee Tax
Tennessee Labor Laws
Tennessee Court Map
Tips