Tennessee Code 37-1-115 – Custody – Release to proper party – Warrant for custody
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-1-115
- Adult: means any person eighteen (18) years of age or older. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Child: means :
(A) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102 - Custodian: means a person, other than a parent or legal guardian, who stands in loco parentis to the child or a person to whom temporary legal custody of the child has been given by order of a court. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Custody: means the control of actual physical care of the child and includes the right and responsibility to provide for the physical, mental, moral and emotional well-being of the child. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Detention: means temporary confinement in a secure or closed type of facility that is under the direction or supervision of the court or a facility that is designated by the court or other authority as a place of confinement for juveniles. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Juvenile court: means the general sessions court in all counties of this state, except in those counties and municipalities in which special juvenile courts are provided by law, and "judge" means judge of the juvenile court. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Shelter care: means temporary care of a child in physically unrestricted facilities. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105