Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-201 (2026)
Short title
✓ current as of May 2026
This part may be cited as the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act."
Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 97
cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Keyt v. Keyt, 244 S.W.3d 321 (Tenn. 2007).
Keyt v. Keyt, 244 S.W.3d 321 (Tenn. 2007). “Wife gives two reasons: (1) she is entitled to attorney fees under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), see Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 36-6-201 to -243 (2005); and (2) she is entitled to attorney's fees because she would have to "deplete other assets" to…”
In Re Adoption of Copeland, 43 S.W.3d 483 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “In an order entered November 6, 1998, the trial court found that it had jurisdiction of this matter under the authority of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdictional Act ("UCCJA"), T.C.A. § 36-6-201 et seq. A hearing on the substantive grounds of the petition was held on May 28,…”
Brown v. Brown, 847 S.W.2d 496 (Tenn. 1993). “Tennessee’s version of the UCCJA is codified as T.C.A. §§ 36-6-201 — 225. Since its enactment in 1979, there have been no amendments to and relatively few reported decisions concerning the statute.”
Marcus v. Marcus, 993 S.W.2d 596 (Tenn. 1999). “Adopted by the General Assembly in 1979, Tennessee’s version of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdictional Act (“UCCJA”), Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 36-6-201 et seq. (1996 & Supp.”
Roderick v. Roderick, 776 S.W.2d 533 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989). “These claims come within the purview of Tennessee’s version of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 36-6-201 to 36-6-225 (1984 & Supp.”
Wilcox v. Wilcox, 862 S.W.2d 533 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993). “Tennessee Statute] Tennessee’s version of the UCCJA is codified as T.C.A §§ 36-6-201 — 225. Since its enactment in 1979, there have been no amendments to and relatively few reported decisions concerning the statute.”
State, Dep't of Child.'s Servs. v. T.M.B.K., 197 S.W.3d 282 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, codified at Tenn.Code Ann. § 36-6-201, et seq., provides in pertinent part: This part shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.”
Falco Adkins v. Falco Antapara, 850 S.W.2d 148 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992). “Tennessee's codification of the UCCJA, T.C.A. § 36-6-201, et seq., may be considered such a remedy.”
State Ex Rel. Cooper v. Hamilton, 688 S.W.2d 821 (Tenn. 1985). “§ 1738A, and the Tennessee version of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, T.C.A. §§ 36-6-201 to 225. Under those statutes Tennessee was the home state at the time of the hearing in the Tennessee trial court.”
Button v. Waite, 208 S.W.3d 366 (Tenn. 2006). “Exercise of Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 36-6-219 (2001) The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UC-CJEA”) is codified at Tennessee Code Annotated sections 36-6-201 to -243 (2001) and governs jurisdiction between…”
Gutzke v. Gutzke, 908 S.W.2d 198 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995). “Wife moved for dismissal, claiming that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under Tennessee’s version of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), T.C.A. §§ 36-6-201 — 36-6-225 (1991). The trial court heard the motion on August 5 and ruled against Mother on…”
Arnold v. Gouvitsa, 735 S.W.2d 458 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987). “The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act is codified in T.C.A. § 36-6-201 et seq. A “custody determination” is defined in T.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-201(a) — 2 cases
Marcus v. Marcus, 993 S.W.2d 596 (Tenn. 1999). “Adopted by the General Assembly in 1979, Tennessee’s version of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdictional Act (“UCCJA”), Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 36-6-201 et seq. (1996 & Supp.”
Falco Adkins v. Falco Antapara, 850 S.W.2d 148 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992). “Tennessee's codification of the UCCJA, T.C.A. § 36-6-201, et seq., may be considered such a remedy.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-201(a)(3) — 3 cases
In Re Adoption of Copeland, 43 S.W.3d 483 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “In an order entered November 6, 1998, the trial court found that it had jurisdiction of this matter under the authority of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdictional Act ("UCCJA"), T.C.A. § 36-6-201 et seq. A hearing on the substantive grounds of the petition was held on May 28,…”
Roderick v. Roderick, 776 S.W.2d 533 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989). “These claims come within the purview of Tennessee’s version of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 36-6-201 to 36-6-225 (1984 & Supp.”
Baldovin v. Warden (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-201(a)(l) — 1 case
Roderick v. Roderick, 776 S.W.2d 533 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989). “These claims come within the purview of Tennessee’s version of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 36-6-201 to 36-6-225 (1984 & Supp.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-201(b) — 2 cases
In Re Adoption of Copeland, 43 S.W.3d 483 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “In an order entered November 6, 1998, the trial court found that it had jurisdiction of this matter under the authority of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdictional Act ("UCCJA"), T.C.A. § 36-6-201 et seq. A hearing on the substantive grounds of the petition was held on May 28,…”
Graham v. Copeland, 43 S.W.3d 483 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000).
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