Tennessee Statutes
§ 37-1-167 — Removal from abusive parent or other party
Tennessee § 37-1-167
JurisdictionTennessee
Title37
This text of Tennessee § 37-1-167 (Removal from abusive parent or other party) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-167 (2026).
Text
If a child has suffered either sexual abuse or aggravated child abuse at the hands of a parent, legal guardian or caregiver, that child shall not be placed back in the care of the abusive party unless the judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that a threat to the child's safety no longer exists.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
In Re: Samuel D.
536 S.W.3d 447 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
In Re Emmalee O.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
In re: M. D.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
In re Alfonzo E.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
In Re: Delilah G.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
Legislative History
Acts 1994, ch. 978, § 6.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 37-1-102
Chapter and part definitions§ 37-1-103
Exclusive original jurisdiction§ 37-1-104
Concurrent jurisdiction§ 37-1-105
Probation officers§ 37-1-106
Youth services officer§ 37-1-107
Magistrates§ 37-1-108
Commencement of proceedings§ 37-1-111
Venue§ 37-1-113
Taking into custody - GroundsCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 37-1-167, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/37-1-167.