Tennessee § 36-1-134 - Transmission of information between affected parties — Access to records of deceased or disabled persons — Updating of information to allow contact.

§ 36-1-134. Transmission of information between affected parties — Access to records of deceased or disabled persons — Updating of information to allow contact.

The department, or a licensed child-placing agency or the licensed clinical social worker that has had a prior relationship with the persons stated in § 36-1-133(a) through placement of a child or through a home study process and that maintains a limited record or post-adoption record, shall, subject to the written consent of each party and only in any situation where contact has been sought, transmit between an adopted person twenty-one (21) years of age or older or a person for whom records are maintained as described in § 36-1-127(c)(1)(A), or such person's legal representative, and such person's parent, sibling, lineal ancestor or lineal descendant any written, photographic, video or audio communication that such entity may have, and that is not contained in the records of the department, the licensed child-placing agency or the licensed clinical social worker, even if no direct contact is permitted or desired. If an adopted person or a person for whom records are maintained as described in § 36-1-127(c)(1)(A) is deceased, or is disabled as defined for purposes of appointment of a conservator under title 34, the lineal descendants of such person may petition the court pursuant § 36-1-138(c)(7), to be given access to the records of such person, and to transmit or receive the information permitted by this section. A lineal descendant given access to records under this subdivision (a)(2) is subject to the requirements of the contact veto process. The adopted person or other persons for whom records are maintained as described in § 36-1-127(c)(1)(A), or such person's legal representative, or a person eligible to file a contact veto may, in writing from time-to-time to the department, a licensed child-placing agency, or the licensed clinical social worker, update such person's personal information, addresses, and telephone numbers in order to allow periodic contact by the department for subsequent search requests, or for other contact by the department or the licensed child-placing agency or the licensed clinical social worker. The licensed child-placing agency or licensed clinical social worker receiving any updated information pursuant to this section shall provide such information to the department to be included in the post-adoption record for future reference. Acts 1995, ch. 532, § 1; 1996, ch. 1054, § 98. Compiler's Notes. Former § 36-1-134 , concerning entities authorized to place children for adoption, was transferred to § 36-1-108 .