Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-243 (2026)
Actions commenced before June 14, 1999
✓ current as of May 2026
A motion or other request for relief made in a child-custody proceeding or to enforce a child-custody determination which was commenced before June 14, 1999, is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.
Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 45.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 2000–2001 · leading case: Wilson v. Wilson, 58 S.W.3d 718 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001).
Wilson v. Wilson, 58 S.W.3d 718 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “See T.C.A. § 36-6-243 (Supp.2000). 6 . In discussing this issue in their briefs, both parties erroneously cite T.”
Robert Wilson, Jr. v. Martha Wilson (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “See T.C.A. § 36-6-243 (Supp. 200 0). 6 In discussing this issue in their briefs, both parties erroneously cite T.”
Scott Yother v. Laine Yother (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “See T.C.A. § 36-6-243 (Supp. 1999). Because Father’s petition to modify was filed prior to the effective date of the UCCJEA, the UCCJA is the applicable law in the instant case.”
Wilson v. Tittle (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-243 (Supp. 1999). 2 The UCCJA permits the Tennessee judge and the judge in the other state at issue to discuss jurisdiction by telephone, outside the presence of the parties’ attorneys and without a written record.”
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