Tennessee Statutes
§ 36-2-302 — Chapter definitions
Tennessee·Title 36
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)"Child born out of wedlock" means a child born to parents who are not married to each other when the child was born;
(2)"Court" means the juvenile court or any trial court with general jurisdiction;
(3)"Father" means the biological father of a child born out of wedlock;
(4)"Mother" means the biological mother of a child born out of wedlock;
(5)"Parent" means the biological mother or biological father of a child, regardless of the marital status of the mother and father; and (6) "Father," "mother," and "parent" do not include a biological parent whose parental rights have been terminated for a child whose parentage is at issue.
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Legislative History
Acts 1997, ch. 477, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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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