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2015 Tennessee Code
Title 36 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 2 - Parentage
Part 3 - Parentage and Legitimation
§ 36-2-303 - Custody with mother absent an order of custody.
TN Code § 36-2-303 (2015) What's This?
Absent an order of custody to the contrary, custody of a child born out of wedlock is with the mother.
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