Tennessee Statutes
§ 36-1-107 — Persons to whom this part is applicable
Tennessee § 36-1-107
JurisdictionTennessee
Title36
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-107 (2026).
Text
(a)Any person, irrespective of place of birth, citizenship, or place of residence, may be adopted or readopted in accordance with this part.
(b)A single person may file a petition for the adoption of a child.
(c)An adult may be adopted.
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Related
In the Matter of Shelby L. B.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
Legislative History
Acts 1951, ch. 202, § 3 (Williams, § 9572.17); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-103; §36-1-103; Acts 1995, ch. 532, § 1.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 36-1-101
Purpose of part - Construction§ 36-1-102
Part definitions§ 36-1-106
Readoption§ 36-1-107
Persons to whom this part is applicable§ 36-1-114
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Tennessee § 36-1-107, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/36-1-107.