Continuing Jurisdiction of State Courts — Jurisdiction to Modify Own Decrees

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Domestic Relations
4. Child Custody and Visitation
5. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
6. Continuing Jurisdiction of State Courts — Jurisdiction to Modify Own Decrees

1. Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-219, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with this part has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:
   1. A court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one (1) parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or
   2. A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.
2. A court of this state which has made a child-custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 36-6-216.

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