Tennessee Code 33-8-312 – Hearing costs
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-8-312
- Child: means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
- Department: means the department of mental health and substance abuse services. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Under §§ 33-8-305 – 33-8-313, if the child is indigent and is not in the custody of the department of children’s services, the department shall reimburse the attorney for the petitioner, the attorney and the guardian ad litem appointed by the court for the child, and the psychiatrist who testifies at the hearing, whether the board-certified child psychiatrist under § 33-8-309 or the court-appointed independent psychiatrist under § 33-8-308, in an amount fixed by the court. The department shall pay all court costs under §§ 33-8-305 – 33-8-313 if the child is indigent and is not in the custody of the department of children’s services.