Tennessee
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We have not yet read Tennessee's rules against the state's own forms and instructions, so this page does not list a deadline, a form, an address, a notary requirement or a fee. A page that guessed at those would be worse than no page: a father acts on what is printed.
Some states measure their deadline in days, and in some the deadline runs from an event a father cannot see, such as the mother signing a consent. Where an adoption is possible, every day of waiting is a day some states do not give back.
The state's own page
Tennessee Department of Children's Services, For Alleged or Putative Fathers
A family law attorney licensed in this state can say what applies to a particular situation. Many offer a free or low-cost first consultation.
This page states what the law and the state agency say. It is not legal advice about any particular situation and is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. See which states could decide a case.