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Tennessee Court Improvement Project
Judicial Academy - The Basics of Juvenile Law

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  1. Independent Living Manual
  2. DCS Specialty Units
    1. Education Specialists & Attorneys
    2. IL Specialists
    3. Resource Linkage Coordinators
    4. Well-Being Unit
  3. HIPPA information
    1. Confidentiality and State laws - reference guide
    2. Order & Release
  4. Fee Claim Information
    1. Phase Info
    2. Expense Reimbursement
  5. Case Law
    1. Child Dependency/TPR
      1. In re D.J.R. No. M2005-02933-COA-R3-JV, 2007 Tenn. App. LEXIS 64, (Tenn. App. January 30, 2007)
      2. In re Valentine, 79 S.W.3d 539 (Tenn. 2002)
      3. In re D.D.V., No. M2001-02282-COA-R3-JV, 2002 Tenn. App. LEXIS 126, (Tenn. App. February 14, 2002)
      4. In re A.R., No. W2008-00558-COA-R3-PT, 2008 Tenn. App. LEXIS 610 (Tenn. App. October 13, 2008)
      5. In re M.E., No. M2003-00859-COA-R3-PT , 2004 Tenn. App. LEXIS 526, (Tenn. App. August 16, 2004)
      6. In re C.H.E.H., No. E2007-01863-COA-R3-PT, 2008 Tenn. App. LEXIS 89, (Tenn. App. February 21, 2008)
    2. Custody
      1. Blair v. Badenhope, 77 S.W.3d 137, (Tenn. 2002)
  6. DCS Information
    1. Diligent Search Policy 16.48
      Contains Diligent Search Checklist and list of websites
  7. Sample Forms From Child Dependency Benchbook

If you would like further information on the Court Improvement Program, contact Leslie Barrett Kinkead, J.D., Coordinator (leslie.kinkead@tscmail.state.tn.us) or Nyasha N. Justice, J.D., Attorney (nyasha.justice@tscmail.state.tn.us). at the Administrative Office of the Courts, 511 Union Street, Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37219, 615-741-2687, 615-253-3423 fax