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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 37', 'art 8', '§ 30', '§ 1', '§ 4', '§ 1', '§ 9', '§ 37', '§ 2', '§ 73', '§ 7', '§ 3', '§ 1']

37-1-130. Dependent or neglected child � Disposition. Browse Previous Page | Table of Contents | Browse Next Page
37-1-130. Dependent or neglected child - Disposition. (a) If the child is found to be dependent or neglected, the court may make any of the following orders of disposition best suited to the protection and physical, mental and moral welfare of the child:
(2) Subject to the restrictions of § 37-1-129(e), and subject to conditions and limitations as the court prescribes, transfer temporary legal custody to or grant permanent guardianship in accordance with part 8 of this chapter to any of the following:
(c) [Deleted by 2011 amendment.]
(d) No child who has been found to be a victim of severe child abuse shall be returned to the custody or residence of any person who engaged in or knowingly failed to protect the child from the brutality or abuse unless the court finds on the basis of clear and convincing evidence that the child will be provided a safe home free from further such brutality and abuse. The court shall file written findings of fact that are the basis of its conclusions on that issue within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing or, if an appeal or petition for certiorari is filed, within five (5) days thereafter, excluding Sundays. No such child shall be returned to such custody on the basis of the court's order until five (5) days after entry of the order without the consent of the department and the petitioner.
(3) During the ninety-day trial home visit, the court may periodically review the child's status and may make any orders that the best interest of the child may require.
Acts 1970, ch. 600, § 30; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1; 1977, ch. 482, § 4; Acts 1978, ch. 886, § 1; 1979, ch. 143, § 9; T.C.A., § 37-230; Acts 1985 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 6, § 2; 1996, ch. 1079, §§ 73, 90, 91; 1999, ch. 508, § 7; 2007, ch. 372, § 3; 2011, ch. 314, §§ 1, 2.