Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-111: Stay of interlocutory or final judgment

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in all actions that award, change, or affect the custody of a minor child, an interlocutory, or final judgment by any court in this state shall not be stayed after entry, unless otherwise ordered by that court and upon such terms as to bond or otherwise as it deems proper to secure the other party.