Tennessee Adoption Laws, Page 5

Putative Fathers

Yes

Statute: §§ 36-2-318(e)(3); 36-2-318(j)

The putative father may file a notice of intent to claim paternity prior to the child's birth or within 30 days after the child's birth.
The putative father must file a complaint for parentage within 30 days from the receipt of notice of adoption proceedings.

Statute: § 36-2-318(e)

Name and address of the putative father, the child, and the birth mother for whom an order of parentage has been entered, and those for whom the registrar has a record that any acknowledgment of parentage was executed.
Names of persons who have filed a notice of intent to claim paternity
Names of persons who have been adjudicated by any court to be the father of a child born out of wedlock
Names of persons who have filed with the registry of this or any other State an acknowledgment of paternity
Any other information that identifies the child or the child's whereabouts

Statute: § 36-2-318(g)

The putative father may revoke a notice of intent to claim parentage at anytime in writing.
A revocation is effective as of the date it is filed.

Statute: § 32-2-318(h)

Any notice of intent to claim paternity may be used as evidence by any other party in any proceeding in which the parentage of a child may be relevant.

Credits: Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov)