Current Version
| Region | Tennessee |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Mar 7, 2018 |
| End Date | Sep 9, 2018 |
| Description | Since 2015. no laws restricting adoption. |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/foster_and_adoption_laws |
Revision History (15)
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Since 2015. | Since 2015. no laws restricting adoption. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Note | Under state and federal law. Being implemented state wide. | Since 2015. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Under state and federal law. | Under state and federal law. Being implemented state wide. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-08-25 | 2018-09-09 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Single only | Legal |
| Note | Full adoption laws statewide pending. No restrictions to adopt or to do foster care. Under state and Federal law. | Under state and federal law. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-07-25 | 2018-08-25 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-07-20 | 2018-07-25 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-07-12 | 2018-07-20 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Single only |
| End Date | 2018-07-07 | 2018-07-12 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-06-28 | 2018-07-07 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Full adoption laws statewide pending. No restrictions to adopt or to do foster care. | Full adoption laws statewide pending. No restrictions to adopt or to do foster care. Under state and Federal law. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-06-20 | 2018-06-28 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-06-07 | 2018-06-20 |
| Note | Full adoption laws statewide pending. | Full adoption laws statewide pending. No restrictions to adopt or to do foster care. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-05-31 | 2018-06-07 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| End Date | 2018-03-12 | 2018-05-31 |
| Note | Legal under federal law. Nothing prohibiting adoption in any way. However it varies by county. | Full adoption laws statewide pending. |