Tennessee § 37-5-402 - Placement of imported child.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-5-402 — Placement of imported child., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-5-402. Placement of imported child.
The person, agency or corporation with whom a child is placed for either of the purposes set out in § 37-5-401 shall be responsible for the child's proper care and training. The department of human services, through its agents, shall permit the placing of such child only with a licensed child-caring or child-placing agency or maternity home or in a family home that has been studied and approved by the department's own agent. Acts 1951, ch. 116, § 1 (Williams, § 4737.1); impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1 (a, b); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1506, 14-9-202 ; T.C.A., § 71-3-402 ; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 157. Cross-References. Licensing of agencies, §§ 71-3-501 — 71-3-513 . Collateral References. Right in child custody proceedings to cross-examine investigating officer whose report is used by court in its decision. 59 A.L.R.3d 1337.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-5-402 ("Placement of imported child.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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