HB2350Enacted

Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.

Tennessee HB2350 amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415 to require the Department of Children's Services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights to a child's foster parent, provided the foster parent has cared for the child for nine or more consecutive months. The bill mandates that this copy be delivered within seven days of the petition's filing or service. This change affects foster parents and the processes related to parental rights termination for children in state custody.

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Overview

Tennessee HB2350 amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415 to require the Department of Children's Services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights to a child's foster parent, provided the foster parent has cared for the child for nine or more consecutive months. The bill mandates that this copy be delivered within seven days of the petition's filing or service. This change affects foster parents and the processes related to parental rights termination for children in state custody.

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Sponsor

Littleton, Mary

Details
Session

114th General Assembly

Introduced

February 2, 2026

Last Action

May 5, 2026

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 802

Subjects
Foster CareChildren's Services, Dept. of

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