(a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this part.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-6-208

  • Child: means an individual who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 36-6-205
  • Court: means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination. See Tennessee Code 36-6-205
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Tennessee Code 36-6-205
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under this part.
(c) A court of this state need not apply this part if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
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