Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-230
Enforcement and modification of registered decrees
- (a) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child-custody determination made by a court of another state.
- (b) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with this part, a registered child-custody determination of a court of another state.
Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 31.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2022 · leading case: Michael A. Roberts v. Xaviera C. Forrest
Michael A. Roberts v. Xaviera C. Forrest (2016)
“Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-230 (2014). In this case, the trial court possessed jurisdiction to modify the Oklahoma joint custody plan because it had jurisdiction to make an initial custody determination and the parents and children no longer resided in Oklahoma.”
David New v. Lavinia Dumitrache (2019)
“” Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-230 cmt. One of the stated purposes of the UCCJEA is to “[f]acilitate the enforcement of custody decrees of other states.”
In Re Hailey C. (2022)
“Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-230 (“A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with this part, a registered child-custody determination of a court of another state.”
Stephen G. Butler v. Michele G. Butler (2012)
“Tenn. Code Ann. §36-6-230 , cmt. The Tennessee court is simply asked to register the order, giving parties an opportunity to contest its reliability and accuracy, so that the foreign order can be enforced against a parent over whom the Tennessee court has jurisdiction.”
Michael J. Hogan v. Janet Katherine Hogan (2009)
“Furthermore, Tennessee Code Annotated section 36-6-230 provides: 13 The children had been living in California for over five years when Father filed his petition to enroll the parties’ divorce decree and to modify the parenting plan.”
Christina Cliburn v. Paul David Bergeron (2002)
“36-6-219, the provision regarding emergency custody jurisdiction; (2) enrollment and registration of that order; (3) modification of that order pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-230 to provide supervised visitation with Father in the state of Tennessee; and (4) a determination…”
In re: C.M.B. (2019)
“See Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-230 (b) (2017) (“A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with this part, a registered child-custody determination of a court of another state.”
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