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2015 Tennessee Code
Title 36 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation
Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- § 36-6-201 - Short title.
- § 36-6-202 - Construction and purpose.
- § 36-6-203 - Evidentiary use of official comments.
- § 36-6-204 - Official comments to be included in this part.
- § 36-6-205 - Part definitions.
- § 36-6-206 - Applicability to adoption or emergency medical care proceedings.
- § 36-6-207 - Native American children.
- § 36-6-208 - Foreign countries -- Human rights.
- § 36-6-209 - Binding nature of state court decisions.
- § 36-6-210 - Priority of jurisdictional question in proceedings.
- § 36-6-211 - Requirements for notice.
- § 36-6-212 - Personal jurisdiction over a party -- Immunity from jurisdiction for unrelated matters.
- § 36-6-213 - Communication among courts and parties -- Records of communications.
- § 36-6-214 - Testimony of witnesses residing out of state -- Acceptance of electronically transmitted documents as evidence.
- § 36-6-215 - Request for hearing in, or evidence from another state -- Holding hearings or obtaining evidence for other states -- Expenses -- Preservation of records.
- § 36-6-216 - Jurisdiction to make custody determination.
- § 36-6-217 - Continuing jurisdiction of state courts -- Jurisdiction to modify own decrees.
- § 36-6-218 - Jurisdiction to modify foreign decrees.
- § 36-6-219 - Temporary emergency jurisdiction -- Order enforcement -- Communication with foreign courts.
- § 36-6-220 - Notice and opportunity to be heard -- Joinder and intervention.
- § 36-6-221 - Proceedings already commenced in another state.
- § 36-6-222 - Declining jurisdiction -- Inconvenient forum.
- § 36-6-223 - Unjustifiable conduct of a party.
- § 36-6-224 - Information in first pleading or affidavit -- Stay -- Continuing duty to inform court -- Sealing records.
- § 36-6-225 - Order to appear before court -- Orders to ensure safety -- Payment of expenses.
- § 36-6-226 - Enforcement of international orders under the Hague Convention.
- § 36-6-227 - Recognition and enforcement of foreign decrees.
- § 36-6-228 - Temporary order of enforcement.
- § 36-6-229 - Registration of foreign decrees -- Duties of registering court -- Contesting validity of registered decree.
- § 36-6-230 - Enforcement and modification of registered decrees.
- § 36-6-231 - Proceeding for enforcement of registered decree when modification procedures are pending in another state.
- § 36-6-232 - Verification and contents of petition for enforcement -- Order for respondent to appear.
- § 36-6-233 - Service of petition and order.
- § 36-6-234 - Order for immediate physical custody -- Fees, costs and expenses -- Party refusal to testify -- Husband and wife communications as evidence.
- § 36-6-235 - Warrant for physical custody -- Conditional placement.
- § 36-6-236 - Award of prevailing party fees, costs and expenses.
- § 36-6-237 - Full faith and credit for foreign orders.
- § 36-6-238 - Appeals.
- § 36-6-239 - Powers of prosecutors or public officials.
- § 36-6-240 - Law enforcement officer powers.
- § 36-6-241 - Respondent liability for costs and expenses incurred by prosecutors, public officials and law enforcement officers.
- § 36-6-242 - Uniformity of construction among states.
- § 36-6-243 - Actions commenced before June 14, 1999.
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