Adoption - As enacted, allows petitioners to include all children in one adoption petition if the petitioners are seeking to adopt more than one child at the same time, unless the court issues a written order finding that it is in the best interest of the children that separate petitions be filed; specifies that the clerk of court must charge only one filing fee for such a petition. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37.

SB 1005 simplifies adoption paperwork for families adopting multiple siblings who share at least one biological parent. It allows petitioners to file a single adoption petition for all children instead of separate ones, unless a court issues a written order requiring separate filings for the children's best interests. The bill also requires courts to charge only one filing fee for such combined petitions, reducing administrative costs for adoptive families. This change applies to Tennessee adoption proceedings under Titles 18, 36, and 37 of state code.