{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2704","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-2704","heading":"Initiation by department of human services of support proceeding under Convention","body":"(a) In a support proceeding under this part, the department of human services of this state shall: (1) Transmit and receive applications; and (2) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state. (b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention: (1) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order; (2) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state; (3) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child; (4) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under § 36-5-2708(b)(2), (b)(4), or (b)(9) ; (5) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and (6) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. (c) The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order: (1) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state; (2) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and (3) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. (d) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention. Acts 2010 , ch. 901, § 1.\n(a) In a support proceeding under this part, the department of human services of this state shall: (1) Transmit and receive applications; and (2) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.\n(1) Transmit and receive applications; and\n(2) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.\n(b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention: (1) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order; (2) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state; (3) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child; (4) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under § 36-5-2708(b)(2), (b)(4), or (b)(9) ; (5) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and (6) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.\n(1) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;\n(2) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;\n(3) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;\n(4) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under § 36-5-2708(b)(2), (b)(4), or (b)(9) ;\n(5) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and\n(6) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.\n(c) The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order: (1) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state; (2) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and (3) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.\n(1) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;\n(2) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and\n(3) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.\nof a tribunal of this state; and (3) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.\n(1) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;\n(2) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and\n(3) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.\n(d) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.","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":"f6a8dff0219363a102765e0eb6831e7e059e4d189e22a2a138964b218d5a2c4d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2703","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-5-2705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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