Tennessee Statutes

§ 36-5-2301 — Proceedings under parts 20-29 of this chapter

Tennessee § 36-5-2301

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2301 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in parts 20-29 of this chapter, this part applies to all proceedings under parts 20-29 of this chapter.
(b)An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under parts 20-29 of this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

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Legislative History

Acts 2010 , ch. 901, § 1.

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