Legislation To Expedite Parental Rights Termination For “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passed By Tennessee House

The Tennessee House Of Representatives Passed A Bill Monday That Would Require The Department Of Children’s Services To Move Forward With Termination Of Parental Rights For “Substantial Non-Compliance.”

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Tennessee Bill To Terminate Parental Rights Following “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passes In House Committee Via Voice Vote

A Tennessee Bill Aiming To Terminate Parental Rights Following “Substantial Non-Compliance” Has Been Passed By Voice Vote In The House Civil Justice Committee, Led By Chair Andrew Farmer

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Appeals Court Orders New Hearing In Suit Seeking Tennessee DCS Records Of 14-Year-Old’s Starvation Death

The Tennessee Court Of Appeals Has Set Aside A Lower Court’s Decision That Has Kept Records Related To A Shelby County Child’s Death From Being Released To The Public.

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Tennessee House Committee Passes Bill Allowing Unvaccinated Families To Foster, Adopt

A Bill That Would Remove Vaccination Requirements When Approving Potential Tennessee Foster And Adoptive Homes Was Passed By The House Civil Justice Committee On Wednesday.

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Bill That Terminates Tennessee Parental Rights After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passes House Subcommittee By Voice Vote

A Bill Aimed At Terminating Parental Rights After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passed The Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee Led By Chair Mary Littleton Yesterday By A Voice Vote.

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Tennessee Senate Passes Bill Allowing Unvaccinated Families To Foster & Adopt, House Committee Hearing Next Week

A Bill Prohibiting The Requirement For Immunizations In Order To Adopt Or Host A Foster Child In The State Of Tennessee Has Passed In The State Senate. The House Bill Will Be Heard In Committee Next Week.

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Amended Bill That Terminates The Parental Rights Of Tennesseans After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passes On The Senate Floor

A Bill That Aims To Terminate The Parental Rights Of Tennesseans After Only Six Months Of “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passed The Senate Floor Yesterday.

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Bill Allowing Unvaccinated Families To Foster & Adopt Passes In Tennessee House Subcommittee By Voice Vote

A Bill To Combat Current Vaccine Requirements By Allowing Moral And Religious Exemptions For Tennessee Families Who Want To Foster Or Adopt Children Under 18 Months Old And/Or Children With Significant Medical Needs Has Been Passed In The House Children And Family Affairs Subcommittee.

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Bill That Will Terminate Tennessee Parents Rights After “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passes Senate Judiciary With Amendments

A Bill That Proposes The Ability For The Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services (DCS) To Terminate Parental Rights Within 10 Business Days After A Court Has Found The Parents Of The Child/Children To Be “Substantially Non-Compliant,” Has Passed Through The Senate Judiciary Committee With Amendments Added.

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Bill Filed to Terminate Tennessee Parent’s Rights After Six Months of “Substantial Noncompliance” (Update 2.16.24)

This Week Rep. Ed Butler (R-Rickman-District 41) Filed A Bill That Would Effectively Make It Easier To Funnel Children Away From Their Parents And Into State Custody.

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