{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-804","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-804","heading":"Custody - Rights and responsibilities of permanent guardian - Liability","body":"(a) The permanent guardian shall maintain physical custody of the child and shall have the following rights and responsibilities concerning the child: (1) To protect, nurture, discipline, and educate the child; (2) To provide food, clothing, shelter, and education as required by law, and necessary health care, including medical, dental and mental health, for the child; (3) To consent to health care, without liability by reason of the consent for injury to the child resulting from the negligence or acts of third persons, unless a parent would have been liable in the circumstances; (4) To authorize a release of health care and educational information; (5) To authorize a release of information when consent of a parent is required by law, regulation, or policy; (6) To consent to social and school activities of the child; (7) To consent to military enlistment or marriage; (8) To obtain representation for the child in legal actions; (9) To determine the nature and extent of the child's contact with other persons; (10) To make decisions regarding travel; and (11) To manage the child's income and assets. (b) The permanent guardian is not liable to third persons by reason of the relationship for acts of the child. Acts 2005, ch. 389, § 1.\n(a) The permanent guardian shall maintain physical custody of the child and shall have the following rights and responsibilities concerning the child: (1) To protect, nurture, discipline, and educate the child; (2) To provide food, clothing, shelter, and education as required by law, and necessary health care, including medical, dental and mental health, for the child; (3) To consent to health care, without liability by reason of the consent for injury to the child resulting from the negligence or acts of third persons, unless a parent would have been liable in the circumstances; (4) To authorize a release of health care and educational information; (5) To authorize a release of information when consent of a parent is required by law, regulation, or policy; (6) To consent to social and school activities of the child; (7) To consent to military enlistment or marriage; (8) To obtain representation for the child in legal actions; (9) To determine the nature and extent of the child's contact with other persons; (10) To make decisions regarding travel; and (11) To manage the child's income and assets.\n(1) To protect, nurture, discipline, and educate the child;\n(2) To provide food, clothing, shelter, and education as required by law, and necessary health care, including medical, dental and mental health, for the child;\n(3) To consent to health care, without liability by reason of the consent for injury to the child resulting from the negligence or acts of third persons, unless a parent would have been liable in the circumstances;\n(4) To authorize a release of health care and educational information;\n(5) To authorize a release of information when consent of a parent is required by law, regulation, or policy;\n(6) To consent to social and school activities of the child;\n(7) To consent to military enlistment or marriage;\n(8) To obtain representation for the child in legal actions;\n(9) To determine the nature and extent of the child's contact with other persons;\n(10) To make decisions regarding travel; and\n(11) To manage the child's income and assets.\n(b) The permanent guardian is not liable to third persons by reason of the relationship for acts of the child.","path":["TN Code","Title 37","Chapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:51:56Z","sha256":"d40aa55f5dbaa11500767e60a9a145b35d8c400aeb925ea2970166244a48236f","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-803","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-805","notices":[{"id":"open-us-law","title":"Open US Law compilation","text":"Compilation CC BY 4.0, Open US Law (Vaquill AI). 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