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.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-231
Proceeding for enforcement of registered decree when modification procedures are pending in another state
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Staats v. McKinnon (2006)
Most recently applied in Staats v. McKinnon (May 2006)
Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 32.
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.