HB0320 - Tennessee: Child Abuse, Children's Services, Dept. Of, Courts, Juvenile, Juvenile Offenders

Companion Bill SB0624. Courts, Juvenile - Makes various refinements to statutes pertaining to the conduct of juvenile court proceedings. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-117; Section 37-1-124 and Section 37-1-139. Fiscal Summary for *HB0320 / SB0624Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0320 / SB0624 This bill makes several changes to the procedural requirements for juvenile hearings. Present law requires service of process for adoption proceedings to be made pursuant to the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure while service of process for proceedings to terminate parental rights in juvenile court must be made pursuant to the Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Procedure. Generally, the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure are more demanding in requiring physical service of [...]

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