What are the deadlines for appealing rulings from a juvenile court in Tennessee?
What can be appealed in a dependency and neglect case in Tennessee, and how is it done?
When does the ground of persistence of conditions apply to terminate parental rights in Tennessee?
Can other courts act when a dependency and neglect action is pending in Tennessee?
Facts: While Father was incarcerated, the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) petitioned to terminate his parental rights on the statutory ground of abandonment by wanton…
Facts: While Father was incarcerated, the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) petitioned to terminate his parental rights on the statutory ground of abandonment by wanton…
Facts: Child was born out of wedlock to Mother and Father. After Mother was arrested while intoxicated and charged with child neglect, Child went into…
Facts: Never-married Mother and Father have one Child, who resided primarily with Mother for approximately the first five years of his life. In February 2011,…
Facts: Mother and Father were divorced in Circuit Court in 2008. Mother was designated the primary residential parent for their children. Mother then moved to…
Facts: The State filed a petition for contempt relating to Mother’s failure to pay child support for two children, who at the time were in…
Facts: The State filed a petition for contempt relating to Mother’s failure to pay child support for two children, who at the time were in…
Facts: Child was born to unmarried Mother and Father. Father filed a Petition to Establish Paternity in which he asserted that he had voluntarily supported…
Facts: Mother and Father are the parents of Child. In 1993, when Mother filed a petition to establish paternity and set child support, the Child Support…
Facts: Mother and Father are the parents of Child. In 1993, when Mother filed a petition to establish paternity and set child support, the Child Support…
Facts: Mother received child support enforcement services from the State of Tennessee. The State, acting on mother’s behalf, filed a petition to establish paternity against…