Courts - As enacted, enacts the "Parental Rights Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 8 and Title 40, Chapter 11.

Summary

The law adds rules that any bond condition restricting a parent’s custody, visitation, or contact must be reviewed in a hearing within 15 days, or it becomes invalid. The state must prove by clear and convincing evidence a present threat to the child, that no less‑restrictive alternative exists, and that the restriction serves the child’s best interests. The bill also presumes that parental contact is generally in the child’s best interest.

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