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

Greg & Kelly (from Tennessee)

Hi! We are Greg and Kelly. The nursery is ready and so are we! We can't wait to adopt our first child and become parents. Kelly is home 165 days a year and can't wait to be a mom! Thank you for considering us as adoptive parents to your child.

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Tim & Andrea

Barron & Stephanie

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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

Kirsten  (Tennessee / 17 / F)

Kirsten says, “I need a family that will accept me and my daughter and will be there to support us.” Kisten is a...[more]

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Stephanie

Devonta

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Tennessee Adoption Forums

DOB 02/03/52 GIRL

June 23, 2009, 1:57 pm

I am an attorney and represent a client who may be the Linda Gail referred to from Taswell, TN. Her ...

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

April 10, 2009, 5:58 pm

my name is debra waller, i was in st peters orphanage in 1953. the nun that took care of me was ...

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

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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

Nov 21, 1967 (F) - Sandra gail heller is my biological mother she says my birth father is earl knight of mobile ala. i now reside in ... [ more ]

Oct 15, 1985 (M) - my mom was an only child and had no aunts nor uncle's. her mother was strangled to death at age 25 and her ... [ more ]

Jul 9, 1972 (M) - Registration no. g3ujrp181288 male adoptee iso dob 09 jul 1972 TN comments: i have no names for either birth ... [ more ]

Jun 24, 1980 (F) - Born at 4:01 am. [ 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 2, 1986 (F) - I do not have this information case number, judge, decree date,and birth certificate number. [ more ]

Jun 8, 1977 (M) - Reunited on good friday 2001 and met each other the following weekend in chattanooga tennessee. [ 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 ]

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

Aug 31, 1987 (F) - Jewish family service 6560 poplar ave, germantown, TN (901) 767-8511 jewishfamilyservicememphis.org [ more ]

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

Nov 26, 1989 (F) - Mother- bobbie smith. gave samantha for adoption at 2 or 3 yrs old to an old school teacher somewhere around ... [ more ]

Aug 26, 1976 (M) - Im trying to locate my fiance's parents we have been searching for over 2 years now, and nothing has still came up ... [ more ]

Nov 30, 1980 (F) - I am not positive about the year or place of birth, but the birthmothers maiden name is kim morgan. i was told ... [ more ]

Apr 15, 1987 - I origionally registered under the name of brenda proctor, but am now re-married and my last name is hill. i am ... [ more ]

Jan 7, 1967 (M) - Birth mom remembers hospital doctor asking if she objected to the baby being adopted by a jewish doctor who worked ... [ more ]

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Tennessee Adoption Blogs

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Post-Adoption Contact Agreements: Tennessee

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The Adoption Equality Act

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Two women killed by foster sons

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