Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-605 (2026)
Jurisdiction
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) A petition under this part may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under part 2 of this chapter.
- (b) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under § 36-6-219 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.
Acts 2010, ch. 832, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: Nasser Luby Saleh v. Lystacha G. Pratt (Tenn. Ct. App. 2022).
Nasser Luby Saleh v. Lystacha G. Pratt (Tenn. Ct. App. 2022). “Appellant asserts that the legislature determined five days’ notice was the least amount of notice allowed for an individual served with a petition for an order of protection to be able to prepare an adequate defense to ensure preservation of one’s due process rights.”
Katherine Wehr Johnson v. Dustin Faeder (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “] Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-605 (b). Tennessee Code Annotated section 20-9-506 provides that “[w]hen any judge of any district tries a case without the intervention of a jury .”
Aragorn LaFayette Earls v. Jill Andrea Mendoza (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “) -9- Section 36-6-605 defines “child custody determination” as follows: “Child custody determination” means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child.”
Jessica Hooper McQuade (now Burnett) v. Michael Vincent McQuade (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “Section 36-6-605 defines “child custody determination” as follows: “Child custody determination” means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with 6 The record does not indicate the exact date on which each…”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-605(c): 1 case
Nasser Luby Saleh v. Lystacha G. Pratt (Tenn. Ct. App. 2022). “Appellant asserts that the legislature determined five days’ notice was the least amount of notice allowed for an individual served with a petition for an order of protection to be able to prepare an adequate defense to ensure preservation of one’s due process rights.”
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