{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-5-601","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-5-601","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:\n(1) \"Family\" means the members of a household living, on a full-time or a part-time basis, in one (1) house, condominium, apartment or other dwelling; people related by blood or ancestry, marriage, or adoption; any person who is holding out to the public as being a family member of a minor; foster parents and foster children; stepparents and stepchildren; and any other group that the department determines by policy or rule to constitute a family for purposes of this part; and\n(2) \"Maltreatment\" means abuse as defined in § 37-1-102 , or child sexual abuse as defined in § 37-1-602 .","path":["TN Code","Title 37","Chapter 5"],"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 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"04c88f10c184a63d3506ddcd4ce75390976221e96568d7c4cc3e5736ba94e971","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-5-523","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-5-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}