Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-206 (2026)
Applicability to adoption or emergency medical care proceedings
✓ current as of May 2026
This part does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 7.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1987–1993 · leading case: Brown v. Brown, 847 S.W.2d 496 (Tenn. 1993).
Brown v. Brown, 847 S.W.2d 496 (Tenn. 1993). “Due process, of course, is treated in the UCCJA and the Tennessee version of the UCCJA under the notice provisions of T.C.A. § 36-6-206. It is sufficient to note at this point that the authority of a court to act in the best interest of a child cannot be thwarted by the actions…”
Arnold v. Gouvitsa, 735 S.W.2d 458 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987). “Second, as Mother, who had physical custody of the children, was admittedly in California the notice to be given had to conform to T.C.A. § 36-6-206. This statute provides that no hearing in this state can be held any sooner than twenty days after the mailing of notice.”
Lee v. Meeks, 592 So. 2d 282 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). “(1989); Tenn.Code § 36-6-206 (1989). The required notice was afforded Meeks.”
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