(a) The person, agency or corporation with whom a child is placed for either of the purposes set out in § 37-5-401 shall be responsible for the child’s proper care and training.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-5-402

  • Child: means :
    (i) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The department of human services, through its agents, shall permit the placing of such child only with a licensed child-caring or child-placing agency or maternity home or in a family home that has been studied and approved by the department’s own agent.
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