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Tenn. Code § 71-3-122: Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-122
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When a dependent spouse or child applies for needy families aid and investigation shows desertion or abandonment caused their need, the county office must notify the department counsel to certify facts to the prosecutor for criminal proceedings.
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