Tennessee § 20-2-222 - Personal jurisdiction based upon enduring relationship.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-2-222 — Personal jurisdiction based upon enduring relationship., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-2-222. Personal jurisdiction based upon enduring relationship.
A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over: A person domiciled in, organized under the laws of, or maintaining the person's principal place of business in, the state as to any claim for relief; or A person who is a party to an action of divorce, annulment or separate maintenance when the parties have lived in the marital relationship within this state, notwithstanding one party's subsequent departure from this state, as to all obligations arising for alimony, custody, child support, child visitation or marital dissolution agreement, if the other party to the marital relationship continues to reside in this state. Acts 1997, ch. 226, § 1. Cited: Spina v. State, 99 S.W.3d 596, 2002 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 797 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002); In re Estate of Rinehart, 363 S.W.3d 186, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 616 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 15, 2011).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-2-222 cover?
Section 20-2-222 ("Personal jurisdiction based upon enduring relationship.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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