{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-6-218","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-218","heading":"Jurisdiction to modify foreign decrees","body":"Except as otherwise provided in § 36-6-219 , a court of this state may not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 36-6-216(a)(1) or (2) , and:\n(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 36-6-217 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under § 36-6-221 ; or\n(2) A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.","path":["TN Code","Title 36","Chapter 6"],"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":"4dce27485aaa804fb30005c192b4563a644478319ae9505fbe0c6f7752a512fc","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-6-217","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-6-219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}