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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 6 - UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT (§§ 36-6-601 — 36-6-612)
Section 36-6-605 - Jurisdiction
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TN Code § 36-6-605 (2023)
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- (a) A petition under this part may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under part 2 of this chapter.
- (b) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under § 36-6-219 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.
Acts 2010, ch. 832, § 1.
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