§ 37-1-186 — Notification of resources and funding for relative caregivers - Distribution of information

(a) As used in this section, "relative caregiver" means a person within a first, second, or third degree of relationship to the parent or step-parent of a child who may be related through blood, marriage, or adoption. (b) Any court that issues an order granting custody or guardianship of a child to a person who qualifies as a relative caregiver shall notify the relative caregiver that resources and funding for relative caregivers may be available through programs administered by the department. (c) The department shall distribute information on available relative caregiver resources to the administrative office of the courts, and the administrative office of the courts shall distribute the information to each court within the state that issues orders regarding child custody or guardianship. For purposes of satisfying the requirements of this subsection (c), the distribution of resource information may be accomplished by electronic means.

Legislative History

Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 130,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.