Part definitions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Draper v. Westerfield (2005)
Most recently applied in Draper v. Westerfield (October 2005)
Acts 1973, ch. 81, § 1; impl. am
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Child” means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age or who is reasonably presumed to be under eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) “Department” means the department of children's services; and
(3) “Report of harm” means a report filed under § 37-1-403.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.