Jurisdiction

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-605, under Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-605

(a) A petition under this part may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under part 2 of this chapter.

(b) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under § 36-6-219 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.