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Summary: An adult may be adopted with consent.

Most Relevant Tennessee Statute:
Title 36, Chapter 1
§ 36-1-107
§ 36-1-117

36-1-107. Persons to whom this part is applicable.

(c) An adult may be adopted.

36-1-117. Parties to proceedings - Termination of rights of putative father - Consent of parent or guardian - Service of process.

(j) (1) When the person sought to be adopted is eighteen (18) years of age or older, only the sworn, written consent of the person sought to be adopted shall be required and no order of reference or any home studies need be issued.

(2) (A) If the adult person to be adopted has been adjudicated incompetent, then the written consent of the adult person's guardian or conservator of the person shall be required.

(B) If the person is without a guardian or conservator and the court has reason to believe that the person is incompetent to give consent, then the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem who shall investigate the person's circumstances and that guardian ad litem shall give or withhold consent.

(3) In all other situations under this subsection for adult persons who are the subject of an adoption petition, no order of reference, social investigation, report to the court by a licensed child-placing agency or licensed clinical social worker or the department, or the waiting period under § 36-1-119 shall be required.

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