Department of Children's Services
James M. Henry, Commissioner
Chapter 15 Adoption Services
DCS Guide Documents l DCS Guide Pages l Annual Reports
15.3 Surrender of Parental Rights of A Child To The DCS (updated 08/08)
15.4 Clearing The Putative Father Registry (updated 1/13)
15.5 Registering and Maintaining Status of Children and Families with AdoptUSKids (updated 1/13)
15.7 Consent To Adoption of Child Fourteen (14) Years of Age or Older (updated 03/08)
15.8 Preparing Adoption Records for Archives (updated 1/13)
15.10 Adoption Assistance Agreements Created Prior To October 1997 (updated 05/08)
15.11 Adoption
Assistance (updated 9/12)
15.14 Adoption Assistance Case File Contents (updated 8/11)
• Protocol for Making Adoptive Placements (updated 2/10)
• Protocol for Adoption Assistance Case File Contents (updated 05/09)
• Protocol for AA/SPG when Children Re-enter Care (updated 7/12)
• Protocol for Continuation of TennCare Eligibility for Children Exiting Custody (updated 4/10)
• CFTM Guidelines for Identifying a Permanent Family (updated 05/09)
