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2018 Tennessee Code
Title 36 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 1 - Adoption
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 36-1-114. Venue.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 36-1-114 (2018)
- The termination or adoption petition may be filed in the county:
(1) Where the petitioners reside;
(2) Where the child resides;
(3) Where, at the time the petition is filed, any respondent resides;
(4) In which is located any licensed child-placing agency or institution operated under the laws of this state having custody or guardianship of the child or to which the child has been surrendered as provided in this part;
(5) Where the child became subject to the care and control of a public or private child-caring or child-placing agency; or
(6) Where the child became subject to partial or complete guardianship or legal custody of the petitioners as provided in this part.
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