Tennessee Statutes

§ 36-5-3101 — Purpose and construction of part

Tennessee·Title 36

The purpose of this part is to provide a procedure for the enforcement of support obligations arising under the law against an obligor without a transfer of jurisdiction to modify the order. This part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.

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Related

Strzelecki v. McGriff

(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)

Legislative History

Acts 1997, ch. 551, § 6.

Nearby Sections

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§ 36-1-101

Purpose of part - Construction

§ 36-1-102

Part definitions

§ 36-1-103

Prior adoptions and terminations of parental rights involving minors and prior adoptions of adults ratified

§ 36-1-104

Withholding of material information concerning the status of the parents or guardian of a child subject to surrender, termination of parental rights or adoption - Misdemeanor

§ 36-1-105

Violation of criminal provisions of part by state employee - Dismissal

§ 36-1-106

§ 36-1-107

Persons to whom this part is applicable

§ 36-1-108

Entities authorized to place children for adoption - Advisory and agency capacity authorized - Injunction to stop illegal payments

§ 36-1-109

Illegal payments in connection with placement of child - Penalty

§ 36-1-110

Parent under eighteen years of age - Surrender

§ 36-1-111

Presurrender request for home study or preliminary home study - Surrender of child - Consent for adoption by parent - Effect of Surrender - Form of surrender - Waiver of interest - Interpreter for non-English speaking parents

§ 36-1-112

Revocation of surrender or parental consent - Form

§ 36-1-113

Termination of parental or guardianship rights

§ 36-1-114

§ 36-1-115

Persons eligible to file adoption petition - Residence requirements - Preference for foster parents

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