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Timestamp: 2018-12-10 18:29:36
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Visitation in Tennessee
The following is the text of Tennessee’s main statutes regarding visitation. For more specific information about visitation in Tennessee, please visit Herston on Tennessee Family Law. To schedule a consultation where you can discuss your specific situation, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Herston.
Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-6-301 (“Visitation”)
Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-6-303 (“Visitation Rights of Stepparents”)
Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-6-306 (“Visitation Rights of Grandparents”)
(2) The child’s father or mother are divorced, legally separated, or were never married to each other;
(3) The child’s father or mother has been missing for not less than six (6) months;
(b) (1) In considering a petition for grandparent visitation, the court shall first determine the presence of a danger of substantial harm to the child. Such finding of substantial harm may be based upon cessation of the relationship between an unmarried minor child and the child’s grandparent if the court determines, upon proper proof, that:
(4) For the purposes of this section, if the child’s parent is deceased and the grandparent seeking visitation is the parent of that deceased parent, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of substantial harm to the child based upon the cessation of the relationship between the child and grandparent.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, as used in this section and in § 36-6-307, with regard to the petitioned child, the word “grandparent” includes, but is not limited to:
Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-6-307 (“Determination of Best Interests of Child for Grandparent Visitations”)
In determining the best interests of the child under § 36-6-306, the court shall consider all pertinent matters, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following: