For the purpose of indemnifying the county against charges for the maintenance of illegitimate children, the father, if the father can be ascertained, is liable to proceedings as provided in title 36, chapter 2.
Reimbursement for county support of illegitimates
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-303, under Custody and Care of Dependent Children.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-303