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Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-226 (2026)

Enforcement of international orders under the Hague Convention

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A court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child-custody determination.

Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 27.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2015 · leading case: Staats v. McKinnon, 206 S.W.3d 532 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).
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Staats v. McKinnon, 206 S.W.3d 532 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 36-6-226 to -241, accord Fla.”
Patrick Richard Moorcroft v. Flora Templeton Stuart v. Natalie Talmage Moorcroft (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). “” Even though the plain language of the TUCCJEA provision discusses “enforcement under part 3 of this chapter,” a closer review reveals that the statute is meant to reference Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 36-6-226–241. This conclusion is supported by the official commentary to the…”
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