HB0793 - Tennessee: Child Custody And Support, Children

Companion Bill SB0685. Child Custody and Support - Grants visitation rights to grandparents and stepparents when father or mother of unmarried minor child is on active military duty that requires such parent to be out of Tennessee for at least 90 days. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for HB0793 / *SB0685Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0793 / *SB0685 Under present law, if a grandparent petitions a court for visitation with a grandchild and the parent opposes the visitation, the court must determine the presence of a danger of substantial harm to the child. There are certain circumstances under which courts are required to grant a hearing on any petition for grandparent visitation in a contested case, such as a parent of the child is deceased or missing for more than six months, or the court [...]

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