Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-1-203

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

For the purpose of determining eligibility for any benefit under this part from the state of Tennessee, the adoptive parents of any child on whose behalf benefits are sought shall annually furnish the department of children’s services documentation establishing that the adoption assistance agreement continues in force or has been renewed.