Amends TCA Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37.
Tennessee SB1005 allows petitioners seeking to adopt multiple children who are siblings to include all siblings in a single adoption petition, provided the court does not determine that separate petitions are in the best interest of the children. The bill also mandates that only one filing fee is charged for the adoption of multiple children. Additionally, it applies to petitions to terminate parental rights for these siblings under similar conditions.
Tennessee SB1005 allows petitioners seeking to adopt multiple children who are siblings to include all siblings in a single adoption petition, provided the court does not determine that separate petitions are in the best interest of the children. The bill also mandates that only one filing fee is charged for the adoption of multiple children. Additionally, it applies to petitions to terminate parental rights for these siblings under similar conditions.
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