2023 Tennessee Code
Title 36 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 36-1-101 — 36-8-104)
Chapter 6 - CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION (§§ 36-6-101 — 36-6-702)
Part 4 - PARENTING PLANS (§§ 36-6-401 — 36-6-415)
Section 36-6-411 - Juvenile court jurisdiction

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 36-6-411 (2023)
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  • (a) Nothing in this part shall be construed to alter, modify or restrict the exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to § 37-1-103.
  • (b) The juvenile court may incorporate any part of the parenting plan process in any matter that the court deems appropriate.
  • (c) Nothing in this part shall require the department of children's services, acting in any capacity, to:
    • (1) Be bound in any manner by a permanent parenting plan;
    • (2) Participate in mediation or dispute resolution in relation to any permanent parenting plan; or
    • (3) Facilitate the development, modification, or presentation of any permanent or temporary parenting plan to a court.

Acts 1997, ch. 557, § 1; T.C.A., § 36-6-403; Acts 2000, ch. 889, § 1; 2006, ch. 947, §§ 1, 4.


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