Bill Title: As introduced, creates the legal status of de facto custodian; provides standards and procedures to be used by a court to determine if a person is a de facto custodian and to determine whether a de facto custodian should be awarded permanent custody or joint custody of a child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 8.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-25 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm. [SB0854 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Diane Black [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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