Christy Renee Osborn v. Justin Chandler Marr

Summary

The Tennessee Supreme Court held that a parent lacks standing to file a petition to terminate the other parent's parental rights under Tenn. Code Ann. §36‑1‑113(g)(6) because the statute’s standing list does not include parents, and therefore the court lacked subject‑matter jurisdiction and dismissed the case, vacating the lower‑court judgments. The Court also noted, without deciding, that a separate showing of substantial harm to the child is not required when the statutory termination grounds are satisfied.