Courts - As enacted, requires a court that issues orders granting custody or guardianship of children to relative caregivers to inform the relative caregiver that resources and funding may be available through the department of children's services; requires the department of children's services to distribute information on available relative caregiver resources to the administrative office of the courts, and the administrative office of the courts to distribute the information to each court within the state that issues orders regarding child custody or guardianship. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36 and Title 37.
It became law on Apr 15, 2019.
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- Apr 15, 2019
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