Tennessee Code 36-7-309 – Order for child support
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-7-309
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
If a court has issued an order granting caretaking authority under this part, or an agreement granting caretaking authority has been executed under part 2 of this chapter, the court may enter a temporary order for child support consistent with law of this state other than this chapter if the court has jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, compiled in chapter 5, parts 21-29 of this title.