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TN Code § 36-6-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 1 - General Custody Provisions|§ 36-6-115. Requirements to Be Met by Parent for Return of Child Removed From Custody Due to Parent's Drug Abuse

 When, in a private custody case not involving the department of children's services or a child-placing agency, a court has removed a child from the custody of the child's parent due primarily or solely to drug abuse by the parent, the court shall not return the child to the parent's custody until the parent has demonstrated a sustained commitment to responsible parenting by:   Not being the subject of criminal charges or a criminal investigation for at least ninety (90) days;   Resolving any former and pending investigations by child protective services to the satisfaction of the court; and   Passing two (2) consecutive monthly drug screens to be paid for by the parent.
TN Code § 36-6-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-201. Short Title

 This part may be cited as the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.”
TN Code § 36-6-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-202. Construction and Purpose

 This part shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies. This part should be construed according to its purposes, which are to:   Avoid jurisdictional competition and conflict with courts of other states in matters of child custody which have in the past resulted in the shifting of children from state to state with harmful effects on their well-being;   Promote cooperation with the courts of other states to the end that a custody decree is rendered in that state which can best decide the case in the interest of the child;   Discourage the use of the interstate system for continuing controversies over child custody;   Deter abductions of children;   Avoid relitigation of custody decisions of other states in this state; and   Facilitate the enforcement of custody decrees of other states.
TN Code § 36-6-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-203. Evidentiary Use of Official Comments

 In any dispute as to the proper construction of one (1) or more sections of this part, the official comments pertaining to the corresponding sections of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Official Text, as adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws as in effect on June 14, 1999, shall constitute evidence of the purposes and policies underlying such sections, unless:   The sections of this part that are applicable to the dispute differ materially from the sections of the Official Text that would be applicable thereto; or   The Official Comments are inconsistent with the plain meaning of the applicable sections of this part.
TN Code § 36-6-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-204. Official Comments to Be Included in This Part

 The Tennessee code commission is hereby authorized and directed to include as Official Comments those comment provisions pertaining to the corresponding sections of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, which shall be transmitted to the commission with this act.
TN Code § 36-6-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-206. Applicability to Adoption or Emergency Medical Care Proceedings

 This part does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
TN Code § 36-6-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-207. Native American Children

  A child-custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) is not subject to this part to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.   A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying parts 1 and 2 of this chapter.   A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under part 3 of this chapter.
TN Code § 36-6-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-208. Foreign Countries — Human Rights

  A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this part.   Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under this part.   A court of this state need not apply this part if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
TN Code § 36-6-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-209. Binding Nature of State Court Decisions

  A child-custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this part binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with this part or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard.   As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.
TN Code § 36-6-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-210. Priority of Jurisdictional Question in Proceedings

 If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this part is raised in a child-custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
TN Code § 36-6-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-211. Requirements for Notice

  Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice, but may be by publication if other means are not effective.   Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this state or by the law of the state in which the service is made.   Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
TN Code § 36-6-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-212. Personal Jurisdiction Over a Party — Immunity From Jurisdiction for Unrelated Matters

  A party to a child-custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child-custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the proceeding.   A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable under the laws of that state.   The immunity granted by subsection (a) does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this part committed by an individual while present in this state.
TN Code § 36-6-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-213. Communication Among Courts and Parties — Records of Communications

  A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this part.   The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.   Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.   Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a record must be made of a communication under this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.   For the purposes of this section, “record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
TN Code § 36-6-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-214. Testimony of Witnesses Residing Out of State — Acceptance of Electronically Transmitted Documents as Evidence

  In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.   A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.   Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
TN Code § 36-6-215 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-215. Request for Hearing In, or Evidence From Another State — Holding Hearings or Obtaining Evidence for Other States — Expenses — Preservation of Records

  A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:  Hold an evidentiary hearing;   Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;   Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;   Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and   Order a party to a child-custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.     Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection (a).   Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (a) and (b) may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.   A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child-custody proceeding until the child attains eighteen (18) years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.
TN Code § 36-6-216 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-216. Jurisdiction to Make Custody Determination

  Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-219, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if:  This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within six (6) months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this state;   A court of another state does not have jurisdiction under subdivision (a)(1), or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this state is the more appropriate forum under §§ 36-6-221 or 36-6-222, and:  The child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one (1) parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this state other than mere physical presence; and   Substantial evidence is available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships;     All courts having jurisdiction under subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this state is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child under §§ 36-6-221 or 36-6-222; or   No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3).     Subsection (a) is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child-custody determination by a court of this state.   Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child-custody determination.
TN Code § 36-6-217 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-217. Continuing Jurisdiction of State Courts — Jurisdiction to Modify Own Decrees

  Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-219, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with this part has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:  A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one (1) parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or   A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.     A court of this state which has made a child-custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 36-6-216.
TN Code § 36-6-218 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-218. Jurisdiction to Modify Foreign Decrees

 Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-219, a court of this state may not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 36-6-216(a)(1) or (2), and:   The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 36-6-217 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under § 36-6-221; or   A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.
TN Code § 36-6-219 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-219. Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction — Order Enforcement — Communication With Foreign Courts

  A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.   If there is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this part and a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under §§ 36-6-216 — 36-6-218, a child-custody determination made under this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction under §§ 36-6-216 — 36-6-218. If a child custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under §§ 36-6-216 — 36-6-218, a child custody determination made under this section becomes a final determination, if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the child.   If there is a previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this part, or a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under §§ 36-6-216 — 36-6-218, any order issued by a court of this state under this section must specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction under §§ 36-6-216 — 36-6-218. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires.   A court of this state which has been asked to make a child-custody determination under this section, upon being informed that a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child-custody determination has been made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction under §§ 36-6-216 — 36-6-218, shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to §§ 36-6-216 — 36-6-218, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child-custody determination has been made by, a court of another state under a statute similar to this section shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.
TN Code § 36-6-220 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-220. Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard — Joinder and Intervention

  Before a child-custody determination is made under this part, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of § 36-6-211 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this state as in child-custody proceedings between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated, and any person having physical custody of the child.   This part does not govern the enforceability of a child-custody determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.   The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a party in a child-custody proceeding under this part are governed by the law of this state as in child-custody proceedings between residents of this state.
TN Code § 36-6-221 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 36 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 6 - Child Custody and Visitation|Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 36-6-221. Proceedings Already Commenced in Another State

  Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-219, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this part if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this part, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum under § 36-6-222.   Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-219, a court of this state, before hearing a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties pursuant to § 36-6-224. If the court determines that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this part, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this part does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the proceeding.   In a proceeding to modify a child custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may:  Stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying, or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement;   Enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement; or   Proceed with the modification under conditions it considers appropriate.