Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-227 (2026)

Recognition and enforcement of foreign decrees

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(a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child-custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this part, or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this part and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this part.

(b) A court of this state may utilize any remedy available under other law of this state to enforce a child-custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided in this part are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child-custody determination.

Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 28.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case: Christina Cliburn v. Paul David Bergeron (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).

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Christina Cliburn v. Paul David Bergeron (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “-17- Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-227 governs recognition and enforcement of foreign decrees.”

Dillon Brooks v. Heather Avery Andrews (2021). · cites it 2× “, Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-227 Official Cmt. (“The remedies provided by this article for the enforcement of a custody determination will normally be used.”

Michael J. Hogan v. Janet Katherine Hogan (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Jurisdiction to Enforce The UCCJEA, Tennessee Code Annotated, section 36-6-227, concerning enforcement of foreign child custody determinations, provides: (a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child-custody determination of a court of another state if the latter…”

In Re Serenity W. M. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “In furtherance of these stated purposes, Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-227 provides for the recognition and enforcement of child custody determinations of other states, stating: (a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child- custody determination of a court of another…”

David New v. Lavinia Dumitrache (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). “§ 36-6-227 official cmt. Because the UCCJEA does not limit other available remedies, Father could seek to enroll the Texas divorce decree under the UEFJA or register the decree under the UCCJEA.”

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