Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-2-303

  • Child born out of wedlock: means a child born to parents who are not married to each other when the child was born. See Tennessee Code 36-2-302
  • Mother: means the biological mother of a child born out of wedlock. See Tennessee Code 36-2-302

Absent an order of custody to the contrary, custody of a child born out of wedlock is with the mother.