Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-152 (2026)
Injunctive relief
✓ current as of May 2026
At the commencement or during the pendency of any matter, or as part of its dispositional order, the court may, on application of a party or on its own motion, grant injunctive relief upon such terms as the court may deem proper.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 600,s 12, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1970, ch. 600, § 50; 1983, ch. 196, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 37-250; Acts 1985, ch. 478, § 39.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2021 · leading case: In Re: Samuel D., 536 S.W.3d 447 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016).
In Re: Samuel D., 536 S.W.3d 447 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “DCS argues on the other hand that the Trial Court acted reasonably within its authority and that the statute cited by Father, Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-152 , does not control this issue.”
In Re Boston G. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2020). “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 37-1-152 , 37-1-102(b)(24), 37-1-130(a)(1) (Supp.”
State of Tennessee Dep't of Child.'s Servs. v. Eddie Davis (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “allegations against [Davis] do not qualify as abuse under T.C.A. § 37-1-152(1) since [Davis] is not a parent, guardian, or caretaker of the minor child.”
In Re: Azhianne G. (2021). “” See Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-152 (Supp. 2020). We find no error in the trial court’s decision to restrict the Child’s contact with Mother, who perpetrated severe child abuse upon the Child, until the Child’s therapist recommends otherwise.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-152(1) — 1 case
State of Tennessee Dep't of Child.'s Servs. v. Eddie Davis (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “allegations against [Davis] do not qualify as abuse under T.C.A. § 37-1-152(1) since [Davis] is not a parent, guardian, or caretaker of the minor child.”
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