Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.
Tennessee SB2165 requires the Department of Children's Services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights to a child's foster parent if the foster parent has cared for the child for nine or more consecutive months. The bill mandates that this copy be provided within seven days of the petition being filed or served. This legislation affects foster parents and the processes surrounding the termination of parental rights for children in state custody.
Tennessee SB2165 requires the Department of Children's Services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights to a child's foster parent if the foster parent has cared for the child for nine or more consecutive months. The bill mandates that this copy be provided within seven days of the petition being filed or served. This legislation affects foster parents and the processes surrounding the termination of parental rights for children in state custody.
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