Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-...

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The bill mandates the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services to provide foster parents who have cared for a child for at least nine consecutive months with a copy of any petition to terminate the child’s parental rights. The department must deliver the copy within seven days of filing or service, and must also supply ongoing information about the child’s background and health. This aims to keep foster parents informed about legal actions affecting the child in their care.

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