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Part 1 - General Custody Provisions
§ 36-6-101. Decree for Custody and Support of Child — Enforcement — Juvenile Court Jurisdiction — Presumption of Parental Fitness — Educational Seminars - Code 1932, § 8454; Acts 1971, ch. 438, § 1;...
§ 36-6-105. Schools or Day Care Centers — Change in Physical Custody of Child - No school official shall permit a change in the physical...
§ 36-6-109. Notice of Hearing - If a parent or other suitable person is awarded sole...
§ 36-6-110. Rights of Noncustodial Parents - Except when the juvenile court or other appropriate court finds...
§ 36-6-111. Stay of Interlocutory or Final Judgment - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in all actions that...
§ 36-6-114. False Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Furtherance of Litigation - Whenever a trial court finds that any person knowingly made...
§ 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...
Part 2 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
§ 36-6-201. Short Title - This part may be cited as the “Uniform Child Custody...
§ 36-6-202. Construction and Purpose - This part shall be liberally construed and applied to promote...
§ 36-6-203. Evidentiary Use of Official Comments - In any dispute as to the proper construction of one...
§ 36-6-204. Official Comments to Be Included in This Part - The Tennessee code commission is hereby authorized and directed to...
§ 36-6-205. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 36-6-206. Applicability to Adoption or Emergency Medical Care Proceedings - This part does not govern an adoption proceeding or a...
§ 36-6-210. Priority of Jurisdictional Question in Proceedings - If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under...
§ 36-6-218. Jurisdiction to Modify Foreign Decrees - Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-219, a court of...
§ 36-6-226. Enforcement of International Orders Under the Hague Convention - A court of this state may enforce an order for...
§ 36-6-231. Proceeding for Enforcement of Registered Decree When Modification Procedures Are Pending in Another State - If a proceeding for enforcement under this part is commenced...
§ 36-6-233. Service of Petition and Order - Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-235, the petition and...
§ 36-6-236. Award of Prevailing Party Fees, Costs and Expenses - The court may award the prevailing party, including a state,...
§ 36-6-237. Full Faith and Credit for Foreign Orders - A court of this state shall accord full faith and...
§ 36-6-238. Appeals - An appeal may be taken from a final order in...
§ 36-6-240. Law Enforcement Officer Powers - At the request of a prosecutor or other appropriate public...
§ 36-6-241. Respondent Liability for Costs and Expenses Incurred by Prosecutors, Public Officials and Law Enforcement Officers - If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court...
§ 36-6-242. Uniformity of Construction Among States - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...
§ 36-6-243. Actions Commenced Before June 14, 1999 - A motion or other request for relief made in a...
Part 3 - Visitation
§ 36-6-301. Visitation - After making an award of custody, the court shall, upon...
§ 36-6-304. Exposure of Child to Nudist Colony Prohibited - No person who has been granted visitation rights to a...
§ 36-6-305. Mediation in Cases Involving Domestic Abuse - In any proceeding concerning the visitation of a child, if...
§ 36-6-307. Determination of Best Interests of Child for Grandparent Visitations - In determining the best interests of the child under §...
Part 4 - Parenting Plans
§ 36-6-402. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:
§ 36-6-403. Temporary Parenting Plan - Except as may be specifically provided otherwise herein, a temporary...
§ 36-6-409. Procedures and Restrictions Applicable to Dispute Resolution - The following procedures and restrictions are applicable to the use...
§ 36-6-412. Gender - It is the legislative intent that the gender of the...
§ 36-6-414. Evaluation - The parenting plan processes established by this part shall be...
§ 36-6-415. Address for Purposes of Determining School Zoning - When the child is scheduled to reside an equal amount...
Part 5 - Parent Visitation
§ 36-6-501. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 36-6-506. Determining Noncompliance of Visitation - The court may certify in writing or by electronic data...
§ 36-6-509. Authorities Cooperating With the Court - The various licensing authorities shall cooperate with the court in...
§ 36-6-510. Filing of Motions - Nothing in this part prohibits a custodial or noncustodial parent...
Part 6 - Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
§ 36-6-601. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 36-6-602. Part Definitions - In this part:
§ 36-6-603. Cooperation and Communication Among Courts - Sections 36-6-210, 36-6-211 and 36-6-212 apply to cooperation and communications...
§ 36-6-610. Duration of Abduction Prevention Order - An abduction prevention order remains in effect until the earliest...
§ 36-6-611. Uniformity of Application and Construction - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...
§ 36-6-612. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - This part modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures...