Tennessee § 36-6-237 - Full faith and credit for foreign orders.
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§ 36-6-237. Full faith and credit for foreign orders.
A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this part which enforces a child-custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under this part. Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 38.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-6-237 ("Full faith and credit for foreign orders.") 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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