SB1216 - Tennessee: Adoption, Foster Care

Companion Bill HB1361. Adoption - Clarifies that a parent who attempts to support or visit a child has not willfully abandoned the child for the purpose of termination of parental rights in either foster care or adoption situations; clarifies that foster care agreements must be entered in any foster care arrangement, including private arrangements, and specifies parameters for such agreements. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4 and Title 47, Chapter 50, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB1216 / HB1361Increase State Expenditures - $1,300,200 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - $721,300 Bill Summary for *SB1216 / HB1361 Under present law, abandonment is grounds for terminating a person's parental or guardian rights to a child in order to make that child available for adoption. Present law considers [...]

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