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36-5-2305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

(a)  When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to § 36-5-2301(c) (Proceedings Under Parts 20-29 of this chapter), it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.

(b)  A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent otherwise authorized by law, may do one or more of the following:

     (1)  Issue or enforce a support order, modify a child-support order, or render a judgment to determine parentage;

     (2)  Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;

     (3)  Order income withholding;

     (4)  Determine the amount of any arrearages, and specify a method of payment;

     (5)  Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;

     (6)  Set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;

     (7)  Place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;

     (8)  Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;

     (9)  Issue an attachment pro corpus or capias for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the attachment pro corpus or capias in any local and state computer systems for criminal warrants;

     (10)  Order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;

     (11)  Award reasonable attorney's fees and other fees and costs; and

     (12)  Grant any other available remedy.

(c)  A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support order issued under parts 20-29 of this chapter, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.

(d)  A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of a support order issued under parts 20-29 of this chapter upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.

(e)  If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under parts 20-29 of this chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.

[Acts 1997, ch. 551, § 2.]  

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Statutes > Tennessee > Title-36 > Chapter-5 > Part-23 > 36-5-2305

36-5-2305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

(a)  When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to § 36-5-2301(c) (Proceedings Under Parts 20-29 of this chapter), it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.

(b)  A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent otherwise authorized by law, may do one or more of the following:

     (1)  Issue or enforce a support order, modify a child-support order, or render a judgment to determine parentage;

     (2)  Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;

     (3)  Order income withholding;

     (4)  Determine the amount of any arrearages, and specify a method of payment;

     (5)  Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;

     (6)  Set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;

     (7)  Place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;

     (8)  Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;

     (9)  Issue an attachment pro corpus or capias for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the attachment pro corpus or capias in any local and state computer systems for criminal warrants;

     (10)  Order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;

     (11)  Award reasonable attorney's fees and other fees and costs; and

     (12)  Grant any other available remedy.

(c)  A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support order issued under parts 20-29 of this chapter, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.

(d)  A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of a support order issued under parts 20-29 of this chapter upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.

(e)  If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under parts 20-29 of this chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.

[Acts 1997, ch. 551, § 2.]  


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State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Tennessee > Title-36 > Chapter-5 > Part-23 > 36-5-2305

36-5-2305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

(a)  When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to § 36-5-2301(c) (Proceedings Under Parts 20-29 of this chapter), it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.

(b)  A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent otherwise authorized by law, may do one or more of the following:

     (1)  Issue or enforce a support order, modify a child-support order, or render a judgment to determine parentage;

     (2)  Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;

     (3)  Order income withholding;

     (4)  Determine the amount of any arrearages, and specify a method of payment;

     (5)  Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;

     (6)  Set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;

     (7)  Place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;

     (8)  Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;

     (9)  Issue an attachment pro corpus or capias for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the attachment pro corpus or capias in any local and state computer systems for criminal warrants;

     (10)  Order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;

     (11)  Award reasonable attorney's fees and other fees and costs; and

     (12)  Grant any other available remedy.

(c)  A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support order issued under parts 20-29 of this chapter, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.

(d)  A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of a support order issued under parts 20-29 of this chapter upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.

(e)  If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under parts 20-29 of this chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.

[Acts 1997, ch. 551, § 2.]