Tennessee Statutes

§ 36-6-231 — Proceeding for enforcement of registered decree when modification procedures are pending in another state

Tennessee·Title 36
If a proceeding for enforcement under this part is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under this part, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. The proceeding for enforcement continues unless the enforcing court, after consultation with the modifying court, stays or dismisses the proceeding.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Tennessee § 36-6-231 (Proceeding for enforcement of registered decree when modification procedures are pending in another state) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Related

Staats v. McKinnon
206 S.W.3d 532 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2006)
166 case citations

Legislative History

Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 32.

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗