Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-404
Effect of in loco parentis standing
Year: 2026Length: 160 words
In loco parentis standing: (1) Does not affect the rights and responsibilities of an unemancipated minor's parents or legal guardian or legal custodian regarding the care, custody, and control of the minor; (2) Does not affect the rights of an unemancipated minor to make health care decisions in accordance with existing law; and (3) Does not grant legal custody of the minor or authority to consent to the marriage or adoption of the minor. Acts 2014, ch. 696, § 2.
In loco parentis standing:
(1) Does not affect the rights and responsibilities of an unemancipated minor's parents or legal guardian or legal custodian regarding the care, custody, and control of the minor;
(2) Does not affect the rights of an unemancipated minor to make health care decisions in accordance with existing law; and
(3) Does not grant legal custody of the minor or authority to consent to the marriage or adoption of the minor.
Acts 2014, ch. 696, § 2.