(a) Any person, irrespective of place of birth, citizenship, or place of residence, may be adopted or readopted in accordance with this part.
(b) A single person may file a petition for the adoption of a child.
(c) An adult may be adopted.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-107, under General Provisions.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-107
(a) Any person, irrespective of place of birth, citizenship, or place of residence, may be adopted or readopted in accordance with this part.
(b) A single person may file a petition for the adoption of a child.
(c) An adult may be adopted.