Tenn. Code § 37-1-801

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 37-1-801 - Power of the juvenile courts to appoint a permanent guardian

The juvenile courts of Tennessee are empowered to appoint an individual a permanent guardian; provided, that the individual qualifies under the provisions of this part. The juvenile court may establish a permanent guardianship at a permanency planning hearing or at any other hearing in which a permanent legal disposition of the child can be made, including a child protection proceeding or a delinquency proceeding.

T.C.A. § 37-1-801

Acts 2005, ch. 389, § 1.