Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-135
Mentally ill or developmentally disabled child - Disposition
Year: 2026Length: 160 words
If, at a dispositional hearing or at a hearing to transfer a child under § 37-1-134 , there is reason to believe the child may be suffering from mental illness or is developmentally disabled, the court may proceed under § 37-1-128(d) . Acts 1970, ch. 600, § 35; 1973, ch. 127, § 17; 1980, ch. 639, § 2; T.C.A., § 37-235; Acts 1985, ch. 437, § 32; 1986, ch. 836, § 2; imp. am. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 6.
If, at a dispositional hearing or at a hearing to transfer a child under § 37-1-134 , there is reason to believe the child may be suffering from mental illness or is developmentally disabled, the court may proceed under § 37-1-128(d) .
Acts 1970, ch. 600, § 35; 1973, ch. 127, § 17; 1980, ch. 639, § 2; T.C.A., § 37-235; Acts 1985, ch. 437, § 32; 1986, ch. 836, § 2; imp. am. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 6.