WPC` U:V %nX 0442 F nXN   w@   n  n h 0Jp 0T 0^ 0hl 0r 0|F 0 0H 1u 0dM B AMv~B)z D3DC AM 0XfU*v AO  0D D/ BC<6X9`("Courier NewTTX3|xw<6X9`("Courier NewTTXXx6X@DQX@<6X9`("Courier NewTT6X@DQ@( T$  ӝD ($ `X4f PXP&D`s New Roman RegularXXlD PG;XP ef[g[hijIklӀvw$ `X4f PXP$ `X4f PXP2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X d-+C << G !  ..   YYY FILED.XOctober2,1996CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@% Line 7 d%%%%'dxd))))7Border 1dd-+C << G(0"$       <  9p`(ArialStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   BA Op Geneva  BA Op Geneva -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! .     )` ` X2X)\RA'\ԛINTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE̜L&'+;+'h|zu`  `LߛMIDDLESECTIONATNASHVILLE  ` XXXMICHAELSCOTTEVANS,  )      )#` XxX# Plaintiff/Appellant, ) AppealNo.  ) 01A019511JV00508v.  )  ) DavidsonJuvenileKARENMARIEBISSONSTEELMAN, ) No.941913267  ) Defendant/Appellee. )  CONCURRINGOPINION  &` ` xX&X IfullyconcurinJudgeCantrell'sopinion.IhavereadwithmuchinterestJudgeKoch'sdissentingopinion.Thematterssetforthinthedissentingopinion might makegoodpublicpolicy,butthesettingofpublicpolicyisnotamatterforthiscourtoranycourtinTennessee.8 "[ItisgenerallyrecognizedthatthepublicpolicyofaStateistobefoundinitsConstitutionandstatutes,and]onlyintheabsenceofanydeclarationin[Constitutionandstatutes]may[publicpolicy]bedeterminedfromjudicialdecisions.[InordertoascertainthepublicpolicyofaStateinrespecttoanymatter,theactsofthelegislativedepartmentshouldbelookedto,becausealegislativeact,ifconstitutional,declaresintermsthepolicyoftheState,andisfinalsofarasthecourtsareconcerned.]Allquestionsofpolicyareforthelegislature,andnotforthecourts...[Hencethecourtsarenotatlibertytodeclarealawvoidasinviolationofpublicpolicy.]Wherecourtsintrudeintotheirdecreestheiropiniononquestionsofpublicpolicy,theyineffectconstitutethejudicialtribunalaslawmakingbodiesinusurpationofthepowersofthelegislature." Hodgesv.S.C.Toof&Co. ,833S.W.2d896,90203(Tenn.1992)(quoting Cavenderv.Hewitt ,145Tenn.471,47576,239S.W.767,768(1921))(alterationsinoriginal).8 "ThiscourtcanknownothingofpublicpolicyexceptfromtheConstitutionandthelaws,andthecourseofadministrationanddecision.Ithasnolegislativepowers.Itcannotamendormodifyanylegislativeacts.Itcannotexaminequestionsasexpedientorinexpedient,aspoliticorimpolitic.Considerationsofthatsortmust,ingeneral,beaddressedtotheLegislature.Questionsofpolicydeterminedthereareconcludedhere.["]8 "Therearecases,itistrue,inwhichargumentsdrawnfrompublicpolicymusthavelargeinfluence;butthesearecasesinwhichthecourseoflegislationandadministrationdoesnotleaveanydoubtuponthequestionwhatthepublicpolicyis,andinwhichwhatwouldotherwisebeobscureoradoubtfulinterpretation,maybeclearedandresolvedbyreferencetowhatisalreadyreceivedandestablished.["] NashvilleRailway&LightCo.v.Lawson ,144Tenn.78,91,229S.W.741,744(Tenn.1921)(quoting LicenseTaxCase ,5Wall.462,469,18L.Ed.497,500(1867)). Thestatueinthiscaseisclearandconstitutional.Therefore,IconcurinJudgeCantrell'swellreasonedopinion.      ________________________________  SAMUELL.LEWIS,J.