Tennessee SB1751 amends adoption laws to allow courts to waive certain requirements for related or long-term resident adoptees.
Tennessee SB1751 modifies Tennessee's adoption laws by allowing courts to waive preliminary home studies, home studies, and the six-month waiting period for children to be adopted by relatives or those who have lived with them for six months. This change applies to cases where the court is satisfied that the adoption is in the child's best interest. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
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