Tennessee § 36-6-227 - Recognition and enforcement of foreign decrees.
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§ 36-6-227. Recognition and enforcement of foreign decrees.
A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child-custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this part, or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this part and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this part. A court of this state may utilize any remedy available under other law of this state to enforce a child-custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided in this part are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child-custody determination. Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 28.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-6-227 ("Recognition and enforcement of foreign decrees.") 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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