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§ 36-6-605 — Jurisdiction

Tennessee·Title 36
(a)A petition under this part may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under part 2 of this chapter.
(b)A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under § 36-6-219 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.

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Legislative History

Acts 2010, ch. 832, § 1.

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Purpose of part - Construction
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Part definitions
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Prior adoptions and terminations of parental rights involving minors and prior adoptions of adults ratified
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Withholding of material information concerning the status of the parents or guardian of a child subject to surrender, termination of parental rights or adoption - Misdemeanor
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Violation of criminal provisions of part by state employee - Dismissal
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Readoption
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Persons to whom this part is applicable
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Illegal payments in connection with placement of child - Penalty
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Parent under eighteen years of age - Surrender
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