SB0800 - Tennessee: Juveniles, Paternity

Companion Bill HB0776. Paternity - Requires court to order nonprevailing party in paternity suit or, in noncontested cases, the person confirmed as the father of the child to pay costs for changing birth certificate and issuing new birth certificate. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 2, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for SB0800 / *HB0776 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB0800 / *HB0776 Under present law, when an order of parentage is entered by a court, the clerk of the court is required to transmit a certified copy of the order and the completed application for a birth certificate to the registrar of vital records; however, the clerk is not required to transmit any fee for the processing or issuance of a birth certificate unless the fee is paid by, or on behalf of, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child.[...]

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