Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-107 (2026)

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(a) Any person, irrespective of place of birth, citizenship, or place of residence, may be adopted or readopted in accordance with this part.

(b) A single person may file a petition for the adoption of a child.

(c) An adult may be adopted.

Acts 1951, ch. 202, § 3 (Williams, § 9572.17); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-103; § 36-1-103; Acts 1995, ch. 532, § 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: In the Matter of Shelby L. B. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011).

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In the Matter of Shelby L. B. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “” Also, Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-107 (b) specifically states that “A single person may file a petition for adoption of a child.”

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