Tennessee § 36-5-2104 Application of parts 21-27 of this chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding

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§ 36-5-2104 — Application of parts 21-27 of this chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding

Tennessee § 36-5-2104

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2104 (2026).

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(a)A tribunal of this state shall apply parts 21-26 of this chapter and, as applicable, part 27 of this chapter, to a support proceeding involving:

(1)A foreign support order;

(2)A foreign tribunal; or (3) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b)A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of parts 21-26 of this chapter.

(c)Part 27 of this chapter applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of part 27 of this chapter is inconsistent with parts 21-26 of this chapter, then part 27 of this chapter controls.

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(a) A tribunal of this state shall apply parts 21-26 of this chapter and, as applicable, part 27 of this chapter, to a support proceeding involving: (1) A foreign support order; (2) A foreign tribunal; or (3) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country. (b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of parts 21-26 of this chapter. (c) Part 27 of this chapter applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of part 27 of this chapter is inconsistent with parts 21-26 of this chapter, then part 27 of this chapter controls.