Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-801 (2026)
Power of the juvenile courts to appoint a permanent guardian
✓ current as of May 2026
The juvenile courts of Tennessee are empowered to appoint an individual a permanent guardian; provided, that the individual qualifies under the provisions of this part. The juvenile court may establish a permanent guardianship at a permanency planning hearing or at any other hearing in which a permanent legal disposition of the child can be made, including a child protection proceeding or a delinquency proceeding.
Acts 2005, ch. 389, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2021 · leading case: In Re: Kira D. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018).
In Re: Kira D. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-801 (“The juvenile courts of Tennessee are empowered to appoint an individual a permanent guardian; provided, that the individual qualifies under the provisions of this part.”
In Re Brian G. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). “The motion for permanent guardianship in this case was filed pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 37-1-801, which provides that “[t]he juvenile courts of Tennessee are empowered to appoint an individual a permanent guardian[.”
In Re Isabella S. (2021). “Here, the Juvenile Court, and later the Circuit Court upon a trial de novo, awarded Grandparents permanent guardianship of the Children pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-801 (2014), which provides: The juvenile courts of Tennessee are empowered to appoint an individual a…”
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