No child shall be received into the asylum, or detained in the asylum, except that the welfare of the child may be thereby promoted, nor shall any child be indentured or given in adoption, except that the best interest of the child shall be thereby secured.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 3 - Programs and Services for Children
§ 71-3-602. Powers Over Property
§ 71-3-603. Admission of Children
§ 71-3-604. Control of Indigent Children
§ 71-3-607. Control of Orphans and Foundlings
§ 71-3-608. Penalty for Interference With Children
§ 71-3-609. Petition to Take Child From Home
§ 71-3-610. Education of Children