36-5-2304 - Duties of initiating tribunal. - Tennessee Statutes

36-5-2304. Duties of initiating tribunal.

(a)  Upon the filing of a petition authorized by parts 20-29 of this chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward three (3) copies of the petition and its accompanying documents:

     (1)  To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or

     (2)  If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.

(b)  If a responding state has not enacted this act or a law or procedure substantially similar to this act, a tribunal of this state may issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding state is a foreign jurisdiction, the tribunal may specify the amount of support sought and provide other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding state.

[Acts 1997, ch. 551, § 2.]