Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-209

Binding nature of state court decisions

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Marcus v. Marcus (1999)

Most recently applied in 924 So. 2d 82 - Staats v. McKinnon (February 2006)

Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 10.

(1) A child-custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this part binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with this part or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard.

(2) As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.