Tennessee Adoption Information

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Adopting in Tennessee

Families who want to get more information about adoption in Tennessee can visit the online web site for The Tennessee Department of Children's Services (DCS) or a licensed private non-profit child-placing agency.

Children who are adopted from DCS have experienced abuse or neglect. Training is required for all potential adoptive parents. The training consists of thirty hours and is called Parents as Tender Healers (PATH).

Adoptive parents need to be at least eighteen years old and have the financial resources to support their own family. A home study is required, in addition to references from friends and family.

Agencies can help families who want to ... [more]

Adoption Professionals in Tennessee

Attorneys

Agencies

International

Other Services

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Unplanned Pregnancy

If you are pregnant and considering adoption, visit the Adoption Directory to speak with a caring professional in Tennessee.You can also view profiles of hopeful adoptive couples in or near Tennessee in the listing below, provided as a service of ParentProfiles.com.

Couples Hoping to Adopt in Tennessee

View profiles of hopeful adoptive parents or create your own adoption profile today on ParentProfiles.com (A service of Adoption Profiles, LLC).

Featured Tennessee Couples from Parent Profiles

Jeramy & Jessica (from Tennessee)

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Children Waiting for Adoption in Tennessee

Are you ready to be a parent? There are tens of thousands of children in the United States foster system and many more available children worldwide. There are many children in Tennessee who are hoping to be adopted.

Featured Tennessee Children from The Adoption.com Photolisting

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Tennessee Adoption Forums

St. Peters Orphanage & Porter-Leath in Memphis, TN

October 29, 2009, 8:50 pm

i am still looking for anyone with any information on children that were in st. peters orphanage in ...

William Nathan Crawford 2-25-54

October 29, 2009, 7:13 pm

woodblock01@yahoo.com William Nathan (Hamilton) Crawford 2-25-54 White male adopted out of St. ...

See what other people are saying about Tennessee in the adoption forums.

OT - How's everyone in Tennessee?

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Looking for my Brother who was born in ...

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Coming home on IR4 and live in Tennessee

Somone ask me to repost and ask if anyone from TN came home on an IR4 visa.. So, anyone out ...

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Tennessee Adoption Laws

• Tennessee - Access to Adoption Records Requirements
• Tennessee - Adoption Statutes Citations and Contacts
• Tennessee - Consent to Adoption
• Tennessee - Parties to an Adoption
• Tennessee - Putative Fathers
• Tennessee - State Regulation of Adoption Expenses
• Tennessee - Infant Safe Haven Laws
• Tennessee - Use of Advertisers and Facilitators
• Tennessee - State Statutes Regarding International Adoptions

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Tennessee Adoption Registry

Adoptees

Birthmothers

Birthfathers

Siblings, etc

Mar 16, 1978 (F) - Carol rhinehart was my birth mother, she was a truck driver at the time of my birth. i was adopted my robert and ... [ more ]

Sep 29, 1968 (F) - The information i have indicates my mother(5 feet tall?) was a college student age 21(had to quit due to finances) ... [ more ]

Apr 21, 1975 (F) - I believe my biological mother had another child who may have been 2? a girl? [ more ]

Nov 17, 1980 (F) - Birth time was 1:20 p.m. weight 6pounds 12 oz. baby had black hair and brown eyes. the birthmother was 5'2" and ... [ more ]

Aug 6, 1970 (F) - Registration no. h4j3i1i53518 birthmother iso female adoptee dob 06 aug 1970 TN birthmother's country of birth: ... [ more ]

Feb 22, 1968 (M) - Adoption handled by agape in nashville. a church in clarksville paid my doctor's bill. day of birth may be ... [ more ]

Sep 8, 1976 (F) - Court in sullivan county tenn my home num (423-477-7849) work(423=538-7313)my name at time of birth kathy lea ... [ more ]

Dec 22, 1986 (M) - The adoption was done on christmas eve of 1986,at the judges house. christopher was born on dec. 22 1986,i dont ... [ more ]

Nov 30, 1979 (M) - Adopted with sister ashley dawn roberts in memphis, TN. supposedly to a family from tennessee in 1983 or 1984. [ more ]

Feb 28, 1973 (F) - Cathy and keith were from alabama [ more ]

Apr 18, 1988 (F) - Adopting parents names are james and joyce snapper. they worked at vanderbilt university or hospital in ... [ more ]

Jun 28, 1980 (M) - Christopher lee and ashley dawn roberts supposedly placed with the same tennessee family in memphis, TN in mid ... [ more ]

Jun 30, 1968 (F) - I am looking for a sister that was adopted sometime after birth. she was born on either july 21 or 22,1968. the ... [ more ]

Dec 30, 1964 (M) - The birthdate is the most accurate info i have. this would be a half brother to me. we share the same father. ... [ more ]

Jul 27, 1969 (F) - I am looking for a sibling, i have brownish-blonde hair, short and brown eyes. my younger sister has blue eyes ... [ more ]

Oct 4, 1977 (M) - Biological father liked working on cars and he was a mechanic and the birthmother was a cashier. mother was ... [ more ]

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Tennessee Adoption Blogs

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Documents Forged At Children's Hope

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Adoption Search Series - Step by Step - Part ...

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