Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-2-301 (2026)
Statement of purpose
✓ current as of May 2026
This chapter provides a single cause of action to establish parentage of children other than establishment by adoption pursuant to chapter 1 of this title, or by acknowledgement of parentage pursuant to § 68-3-203(g), § 68-3-302 or § 68-3-305(b).
Acts 1997 , ch. 477, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 33
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: Tina Marie Hodge v. Chadwick Craig, 382 S.W.3d 325 (Tenn. 2012).
Tina Marie Hodge v. Chadwick Craig, 382 S.W.3d 325 (Tenn. 2012). “Acts 862 (codified as amended at Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 36-2-301 to-322 (2010)).”
In re C.K.G., 173 S.W.3d 714 (Tenn. 2005). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 36-2-301 (2001). A court “may enter an order of parentage upon the agreement of the mother and father unless the court on its own motion orders genetic testing.”
State Ex Rel. Vaughn v. Kaatrude, 21 S.W.3d 244 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “See Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 36-2-301,-322 (Supp.1999).”
State Ex Rel. Cihlar v. Crawford, 39 S.W.3d 172 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “Acts 862, codified at Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 36-2-301, -322 (Supp.1999).”
In Re Adoption of M.J.S., 44 S.W.3d 41 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 36-2-301 to -322 (Supp.”
In Re Ckg, 173 S.W.3d 714 (Tenn. 2005). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 36-2-301 (2001). A court "may enter an order of parentage upon the agreement of the mother and father unless the court on its own motion orders genetic testing.”
In re T.K.Y., 205 S.W.3d 343 (Tenn. 2006). “First, we look to the parentage statutes, Tennessee Code Annotated sections 36-2-301 to -322, to determine the child’s father.”
In Re Tky, 205 S.W.3d 343 (Tenn. 2006). “First, we look to the parentage statutes, Tennessee Code Annotated sections 36-2-301 to -322, to determine the child's father.”
Sandra Ann Pippin v. Christina Michelle Pippin (Tenn. Ct. App. 2020). “”4 Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-2-301 . Section 36-2-302(5) defines “parent” to mean “the biological mother or biological father of a child, regardless of the marital status of the father and mother”; it also defines “mother” as “the biological mother of a child born out of wedlock”…”
Timothy A. Baxter v. Jennifer D. Rowan (Tenn. Ct. App. 2020). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-2-301 . Furthermore, Tennessee Code Annotated section 36-2-305(b)(1) states that “[a]bsent an agreement or an acknowledgement of parentage as prescribed by § 68-3-203(g), § 68-3-302, or § 68-3-305(b), a complaint to establish parentage may be filed.”
Pamela Estelle Harrison v. Shannon Nicole Harrison (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). “Compton is “not the legal father of the children . . . and has no right to visitation with said children.”
Kimberly Shea (Matheny) Coyle v. Gregory E. Erickson (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “The Court continued that in 1997, Tenn. Code Ann. §36-2-301 et seq. was enacted, and that it allowed a complaint to establish parentage of a child to be filed by the child, the child’s mother, a man claiming to be the child’s father, or the Department of Human Services.”
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