Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2203 (2026)
Initiating and responding tribunal of state
✓ current as of May 2026
Under parts 20-26 of this chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
Acts 2010, ch. 901, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case: State, ex rel., Tynesha April Dior Moody v. Damond Julian Roker (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021).
State, ex rel., Tynesha April Dior Moody v. Damond Julian Roker (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2203 cmt. Therefore, while it is unclear from the record where and when Mother’s UIFSA petition was actually filed, we will assume it was directly filed in the trial court for purposes of this opinion, given Appellee’s assertion that it was and that…”
State of Tennessee ex rel. Billie Martin v. Gregory Kalmon (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2203 (2005) provides that a tribunal in Tennessee may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to another state, or as a responding tribunal for actions initiated in another state.”
Christina Cliburn v. Paul David Bergeron (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, in its section entitled “Proceedings Involving Two or More States,” Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 36-5-2203 to -2206, provides the requirements for this state to exercise subject matter jurisdiction where Mother: (1) sought to enforce a support…”
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