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Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights Tennessee

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Statute: §§ 36-1-113(g)-(h); 37-1-166(g)(4) Full text

Circumstances That Are Grounds for Termination

Abandonment or Extreme Parental Disinterest

Abuse/Neglect

Mental Illness or Deficiency

Felony Conviction/Incarceration

Failure of Reasonable Efforts

Abuse/Neglect or Loss of Rights of Another Child

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Failure to Maintain Contact

Failure to Provide Support

Failure to Establish Paternity

Child's Best Interest

Child in care 15 of 22 months (or less)

Felony assault of child or sibling

Murder/Manslaughter of sibling child

Circumstances That Are Not Grounds for Termination

Alcohol or Drug Induced Incapacity

Sexual Abuse

Child Judged in Need of Services/Dependent

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