Tennessee § 36-6-218 - Jurisdiction to modify foreign decrees.
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§ 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. Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 19. Compiler's Notes. Former part 2, §§ 36-6-201 — 36-6-225 (Acts 1979, ch. 383, §§ 1-25; 1981, ch. 483, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 36-1301 — 36-1325), the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, was repealed and replaced by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act by Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 1, effective June 14, 1999. For current provisions, see this part. Law Reviews. Jurisdiction of Tennessee Courts to Modify the Child Custody Decrees and Visitation Orders of Sister States (W. Walton Garrett), 16 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 255 (1986).
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