§ 36-6-242. Uniformity of Construction Among States
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
§ 36-6-243. Actions Commenced Before June 14, 1999
A motion or other request for relief made in a child-custody proceeding or to enforce a child-custody determination which was commenced before June 14, 1999, is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.
§ 36-6-301. Visitation
After making an award of custody, the court shall, upon request of the noncustodial parent, grant such rights of visitation as will enable the child and the noncustodial parent to maintain a parent-child relationship unless the court finds, after a hearing, that visitation is likely to endanger the child’s physical or emotional health. In granting […]
§ 36-6-302. Grandparents’ Visitation Rights Upon Child’s Removal or Placement in Home or Facility
If a child is removed from the custody of the child’s parents, guardian or legal custodian; and If a child is placed in a licensed foster home, a facility operated by a licensed child care agency, or other home or facility designated or operated by the court, whether such placement is by court order, voluntary […]
§ 36-6-303. Visitation Rights of Stepparents
In extraordinary cases, the court is authorized to order stepparent visitation under the following circumstances: If a stepparent or former stepparent presents a petition, or a motion in a pending case to which the stepparent is a party, for visitation with the stepparent’s stepchild or former stepchild to the circuit court, chancery court, general sessions […]
§ 36-6-304. Exposure of Child to Nudist Colony Prohibited
No person who has been granted visitation rights to a child shall, during the child’s minority, expose the child to any facility organized or operated as a nudist colony without the consent of the custodial parent. Any court of competent jurisdiction shall have the ability to enforce these provisions and enjoin violations of this section […]
§ 36-6-238. Appeals
An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this part in accordance with the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure and may be accelerated under Tennessee Rules of the Court of Appeals, Rule 13. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order under § 36-6-219, the enforcing court may not stay […]
§ 36-6-228. Temporary Order of Enforcement
A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child-custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or The visitation provisions of a child-custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule. If a court of […]
§ 36-6-229. Registration of Foreign Decrees — Duties of Registering Court — Contesting Validity of Registered Decree
A child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this state: A letter or other document requesting registration; Two (2) copies, including one (1) certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered, […]
§ 36-6-230. Enforcement and Modification of Registered Decrees
A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child-custody determination made by a court of another state. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, except in accordance with this part, a registered child-custody determination of a […]