Tennessee Statutes
§ 36-3-608 — Duration of protection order - Modification
Tennessee § 36-3-608
JurisdictionTennessee
Title36
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-608 (2026).
Text
(a)All orders of protection shall be effective for a fixed period of time, not to exceed one (1) year.
(b)The court may modify its order at any time upon subsequent motion filed by either party together with an affidavit showing a change in circumstances sufficient to warrant the modification.
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Legislative History
Acts 1979, ch. 350, § 10; T.C.A., § 36-1210.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 36-1-101
Purpose of part - Construction§ 36-1-102
Part definitions§ 36-1-106
Readoption§ 36-1-107
Persons to whom this part is applicable§ 36-1-114
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Tennessee § 36-3-608, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/36-3-608.