Tennessee § 36-6-411 - Juvenile court jurisdiction.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-6-411 — Juvenile court jurisdiction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-6-411. Juvenile court jurisdiction.
Nothing in this part shall be construed to alter, modify or restrict the exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to § 37-1-103. The juvenile court may incorporate any part of the parenting plan process in any matter that the court deems appropriate. Nothing in this part shall require the department of children's services, acting in any capacity, to: Be bound in any manner by a permanent parenting plan; Participate in mediation or dispute resolution in relation to any permanent parenting plan; or Facilitate the development, modification, or presentation of any permanent or temporary parenting plan to a court. Acts 1997, ch. 557, § 1; T.C.A., § 36-6-403 ; Acts 2000, ch. 889, § 1; 2006, ch. 947, §§ 1, 4. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2000, ch. 889, § 1, effective January 1, 2001, renumbered former § 36-6-411 as present § 36-6-407 and former § 36-6-403 as this section. Law Reviews. Family Mediation in Tennessee (Judge Marietta Shipley), 26 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1085 (1996). Attorney General Opinions. The juvenile court is not subject to the Parenting Plan Act, § 36-6-401 et seq., in any matter before the juvenile court pursuant to its exclusive original jurisdiction, OAG 01-028, 2001 Tenn. AG LEXIS 28 (2/27/01).
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Section 36-6-411 ("Juvenile court jurisdiction.") 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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