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.
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