Tennessee § 36-6-226 - Enforcement of international orders under the Hague Convention.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-6-226 — Enforcement of international orders under the Hague Convention., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-6-226. Enforcement of international orders under the Hague Convention.
A court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child-custody determination. Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 27. Compiler's Notes. The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction (CTIA No. 8303.000), referred to in this section, was completed October 25, 1990, entered into force December 1, 1983, and was signed by the United States July 1, 1998.
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