Adoption - As enacted, clarifies that a court may waive the requirement for a home study in an adoption when the prospective adoptive parent or parents are not related to the child if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

HB 1692 (Tennessee) would allow courts to waive the standard home study requirement for adoptions when a child has already lived with the prospective adoptive parents for six months, provided the adoption is deemed in the child's best interest. This change applies directly to adoptive parents seeking to adopt a child already residing in their home for six months, including cases where the child is not a relative. The bill amends Tennessee adoption laws (Titles 36 and 37) to expand existing waiver provisions for related adoptions to include this six-month residency scenario. It requires courts to review the child’s circumstances and confirm the adoption serves the child’s best interest before waiving the home study and six-month waiting period.