Chapter Definitions
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Law
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Tennessee Code
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Domestic Relations
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Parentage
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Parentage and Legitimation
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
- “Child born out of wedlock” means a child born to parents who are not married to each other when the child was born;
- “Court” means the juvenile court or any trial court with general jurisdiction;
- “Father” means the biological father of a child born out of wedlock;
- “Mother” means the biological mother of a child born out of wedlock;
- “Parent” means the biological mother or biological father of a child, regardless of the marital status of the mother and father; and
- “Father,” “mother,” and “parent” do not include a biological parent whose parental rights have been terminated for a child whose parentage is at issue.
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