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TN Code › Title 36 › Chapter 1 › Section 36-1-107

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(a) Any person, irrespective of place of birth, citizenship, or place of residence, may be adopted or readopted in accordance with this part. (b) A single person may file a petition for the adoption of a child. (c) An adult may be adopted. Acts 1951, ch. 202, § 3 (Williams, § 9572.17); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-103; § 36-1-103 ; Acts 1995, ch. 532, § 1.

(a) Any person, irrespective of place of birth, citizenship, or place of residence, may be adopted or readopted in accordance with this part.

(b) A single person may file a petition for the adoption of a child.

(c) An adult may be adopted.

Acts 1951, ch. 202, § 3 (Williams, § 9572.17); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-103; § 36-1-103 ; Acts 1995, ch. 532, § 1.

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