{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2301","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2301","heading":"Proceedings under parts 20-29 of this chapter","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in parts 20-29 of this chapter, this part applies to all proceedings under parts 20-29 of this chapter.\n(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under parts 20-29 of this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.","path":["TN Code","Title 36","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"b78f4eb3f1115a22723023a174c85236c1adb43c8bf54482e0fb061be6c8c911","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2211","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}