Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-144
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Categories of information to be provided to adoptive family
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(a) To provide full disclosure about a child to be adopted from the department's guardianship, the department shall provide to the adoptive family the following categories of information, to the extent that they are available: (1) Historical and current health information; (2) Historical and current educational information; (3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information; (4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference; (5) Other information required for the adoptive family to evaluate its ability to provide appropriate care for the child, including daily routine, social and emotional well-being, and personality; (6) Relevant information about the child's experience in foster care and reasons for coming into care; (7) Pertinent prenatal and birth information, including birth date, time of birth, weight, and other physical characteristics at birth; and (8) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the child's physical appearance. (b) The department shall also provide the following categories of nonidentifying information about the child's biological or legal family, to the extent that they are available: (1) Historical and current health information; (2) Historical and current educational and occupational information; (3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information; (4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference; and (5) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the physical appearance of the child's biological or legal family. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or require the release of information that may lead to the discovery of the identity or location of the biological or legal relatives of the child to be adopted. Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 199,s 2, eff. 7/1/2015.
(a) To provide full disclosure about a child to be adopted from the department's guardianship, the department shall provide to the adoptive family the following categories of information, to the extent that they are available: (1) Historical and current health information; (2) Historical and current educational information; (3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information; (4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference; (5) Other information required for the adoptive family to evaluate its ability to provide appropriate care for the child, including daily routine, social and emotional well-being, and personality; (6) Relevant information about the child's experience in foster care and reasons for coming into care; (7) Pertinent prenatal and birth information, including birth date, time of birth, weight, and other physical characteristics at birth; and (8) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the child's physical appearance.
(1) Historical and current health information;
(2) Historical and current educational information;
(3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information;
(4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference;
(5) Other information required for the adoptive family to evaluate its ability to provide appropriate care for the child, including daily routine, social and emotional well-being, and personality;
(6) Relevant information about the child's experience in foster care and reasons for coming into care;
(7) Pertinent prenatal and birth information, including birth date, time of birth, weight, and other physical characteristics at birth; and
(8) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the child's physical appearance.
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(6) Relevant information about the child's experience in foster care and reasons for coming into care;
(7) Pertinent prenatal and birth information, including birth date, time of birth, weight, and other physical characteristics at birth; and
(8) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the child's physical appearance.
(b) The department shall also provide the following categories of nonidentifying information about the child's biological or legal family, to the extent that they are available: (1) Historical and current health information; (2) Historical and current educational and occupational information; (3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information; (4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference; and (5) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the physical appearance of the child's biological or legal family.
(1) Historical and current health information;
(2) Historical and current educational and occupational information;
(3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information;
(4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference; and
(5) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the physical appearance of the child's biological or legal family.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or require the release of information that may lead to the discovery of the identity or location of the biological or legal relatives of the child to be adopted.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 199,s 2, eff. 7/1/2015.
(a) To provide full disclosure about a child to be adopted from the department's guardianship, the department shall provide to the adoptive family the following categories of information, to the extent that they are available: (1) Historical and current health information; (2) Historical and current educational information; (3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information; (4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference; (5) Other information required for the adoptive family to evaluate its ability to provide appropriate care for the child, including daily routine, social and emotional well-being, and personality; (6) Relevant information about the child's experience in foster care and reasons for coming into care; (7) Pertinent prenatal and birth information, including birth date, time of birth, weight, and other physical characteristics at birth; and (8) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the child's physical appearance.
(1) Historical and current health information;
(2) Historical and current educational information;
(3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information;
(4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference;
(5) Other information required for the adoptive family to evaluate its ability to provide appropriate care for the child, including daily routine, social and emotional well-being, and personality;
(6) Relevant information about the child's experience in foster care and reasons for coming into care;
(7) Pertinent prenatal and birth information, including birth date, time of birth, weight, and other physical characteristics at birth; and
(8) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the child's physical appearance.
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(6) Relevant information about the child's experience in foster care and reasons for coming into care;
(7) Pertinent prenatal and birth information, including birth date, time of birth, weight, and other physical characteristics at birth; and
(8) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the child's physical appearance.
(b) The department shall also provide the following categories of nonidentifying information about the child's biological or legal family, to the extent that they are available: (1) Historical and current health information; (2) Historical and current educational and occupational information; (3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information; (4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference; and (5) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the physical appearance of the child's biological or legal family.
(1) Historical and current health information;
(2) Historical and current educational and occupational information;
(3) Historical and current mental and behavioral health information;
(4) Nationality, ethnic background, race, and religious preference; and
(5) A general physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye color, and any other information related to the physical appearance of the child's biological or legal family.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or require the release of information that may lead to the discovery of the identity or location of the biological or legal relatives of the child to be adopted.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 199,s 2, eff. 7/1/2015.
Status: in_force
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