Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1.
Tennessee SB1267 amends existing laws regarding the confidentiality of adoption records, allowing eligible individuals, such as adopted persons aged 18 or older and adoptive parents of minors, to access sealed adoption records upon request. The bill lowers the minimum age for accessing certain adoption-related information from 21 to 18, and it permits the release of identifying information from sealed records if the biological parent is deceased. Additionally, it clarifies the circumstances under which information can be disclosed in cases of abuse or legal proceedings involving adopted children.
Tennessee SB1267 amends existing laws regarding the confidentiality of adoption records, allowing eligible individuals, such as adopted persons aged 18 or older and adoptive parents of minors, to access sealed adoption records upon request. The bill lowers the minimum age for accessing certain adoption-related information from 21 to 18, and it permits the release of identifying information from sealed records if the biological parent is deceased. Additionally, it clarifies the circumstances under which information can be disclosed in cases of abuse or legal proceedings involving adopted children.
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