Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families Tennessee
Statute: § 37-1-166
The exercise of reasonable care and diligence by the department to provide services related to meeting the needs of the child and the family
When Reasonable Efforts Are Required
Statute: § 37-1-166
To prevent the need for removal of the child from the child's family
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To make it possible for the child to return home
When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required
Statute: §§ 36-1-102(49); 37-1-166
The parent has subjected the child or any child in the household to aggravated circumstances, including abandonment, aggravated assault, kidnapping, severe child abuse, sexual exploitation of a minor, rape, or incest
The parent has committed murder or manslaughter of any sibling or aided, abetted, or attempted such crime
The parent has committed a felony assault that resulted in serious bodily injury to the child or any sibling
Parental rights to another child have been terminated involuntarily
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