Tennessee § 36-6-605 - Jurisdiction.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-6-605 — Jurisdiction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-6-605. Jurisdiction.
A petition under this part may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under part 2 of this chapter. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under § 36-6-219 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction. Acts 2010, ch. 832, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-6-605 ("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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