Legal Opinion
In Re: Kaliyah S.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 22, 2015No. E2013-01352-SC-R11-PTPublishedCited by 120 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · KirbyHolly Kirby, J.
in which SHARON G. LEE, C.J., and CORNELIA A. CLARK, GARY R. WADE, and JEFFREY S. BIVINS, JJ., joined.
In this petition to terminate the parental rights of a biological parent, we granted permission to appeal to address whether the State is required to prove that It made reasonable efforts to reunify the parent with the child as a precondition to termination. We hold that it is not. An action to terminate the parental rights of a biological parent is governed by Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-1-113. The language of Section 36-1-113 makes the State’s efforts to assist the respondent…
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