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ÔÔ€"ÔÝ  ÝÑ\R AØ'\ÑÓ ` Ü‚Xœ ’X ÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ7€ž3XdÈdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÔ€#Ô›Þ ÞÌCHRISTINA€RENEE€KLINDT,à à)Ìà àà à)ÌÓ#` Ü‚Xœôx‘X#Óà àPetitioner/Appellee,à à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà à)à à01„A„01„9606„CH„00250Ìv.à àà à)Ìà àà à)à àWilson€ChanceryÌJOHN€MICHAEL€ROSS€KLINDT,à à)à àNo.€10261̜ـ€ÙßR€')&A1-j|` ç `€€@ÿRß›à àà à)Ìà àRespondent/Appellant.à à)ÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÔ€#¼ÔCOURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌMIDDLE€SECTION€AT€NASHVILLEÌÌÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€FOR€WILSON€COUNTYÌÌAT€LEBANON,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌTHE€HONORABLE€C.K.€SMITH,€CHANCELLORÌÓ ` Ü‚XœÈ“X ÓÌÌÓ  ÓÌ̜Ԁ#XÔCHRISTINA€RENEE€KLINDT,€Pro€SeÌ6001€Old€Hickory€BoulevardÌApt.€#€224ÌHermitage,€Tennessee€€37076ÌÌÌÌLARRY€HAYES,€JR.ÌBoult,€Cummings,€Conners€&€BerryÌ414€Union€Street,€Suite€1600ÌP.€O.€Box€198062ÌNashville,€Tennessee€37219Ìà àATTORNEY€FOR€RESPONDENT/APPELLANTÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓDISMISSED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÔ€#¼ÔSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÓÓòòÓ  ÓÔ€#°ÔOÔ€#¼Ô€P€I€N€I€O€NÌÓ€ÓÓ  ÓÓ#` Ü` ä œÈ“X#Óóóà àThe€sole€issue€in€this€child€custody€matter€is€whether€the€ChanceryÏCourt€for€Wilson€County€had€jurisdiction€to€modify€the€custody€provisions€of€aÏdivorce€decree€entered€by€the€Circuit€Court€for€Harrison€County,€Missouri.ÌÌà àThe€facts€out€of€which€this€matter€arose€are€as€follows.€€The€partiesÏwere€married€22€December€1991€and€as€a€result€of€that€marriage€have€one€child,ÏTaylor€Elaine,€born€on€25€June€1992.€€In€October€1993,€petitioner,€ChristinaÏRenee€Klindt,€("the€Mother"),€and€the€minor€child€moved€to€Tennessee.€€InÏJanuary€1994,€respondent,€John€Michael€Ross€Klindt,€("the€Father"),€filed€aÏdivorce€action€in€Harrison€County,€Missouri.€€The€Mother€admitted€that€at€theÏtime€the€Father€filed€the€Missouri€divorce€action,€she€and€the€minor€child€hadÏlived€in€Tennessee€for€only€three€months.ÌÌà àOn€28€February€1995,€the€circuit€court€in€Missouri€entered€an€orderÏgranting€custody€of€the€minor€child€to€the€Father,€pending€a€final€hearing.€€TheÏcourt€also€orally€ordered€the€Mother€to€return€physical€custody€of€the€minorÏchild€to€the€Father.€€The€record€shows€that€the€Mother€knew€of€the€court's€oralÏorder€but€refused€to€immediately€return€the€minor€child€to€the€Father€inÏMissouri.€€Instead,€she€kept€the€child€in€Tennessee€during€March€and€April€1995Ïand€finally€returned€the€child€to€Missouri€on€2€May€1995.ÌÌà àOn€5€June€1995,€a€judgment€was€entered€in€the€Circuit€Court€forÏHarrison€County,€Missouri€dissolving€the€marriage€and€granting€joint€custody€ofÏthe€minor€child€to€the€Father€and€the€Mother.€€The€record€shows€that€the€minorÏchild€remained€in€Missouri€with€the€Father€during€May€1995,€and€then,€pursuantÏto€the€Missouri€divorce€decree,€the€minor€child€came€to€Tennessee€in€June€1995.ÌÌà àOn€30€August€1995,€some€two€months€after€the€minor€child€arrived€inÏTennessee€and€after€the€final€decree€was€entered€in€Missouri,€the€Mother€filed€theÏinstant€petition€seeking€to€modify€custody€of€the€child€in€the€Chancery€Court€forÏWilson€County.€€The€only€issue€is€whether€or€not€the€Chancery€Court€for€WilsonÏCounty,€Tennessee€had€jurisdiction€to€modify€the€Missouri€Circuit€Court's€order.ÌÌà àIn€order€to€modify€a€custody€decree€from€the€court€of€another€state,ÏTennessee€law€requires€that€certain€conditions€must€be€met.€€The€foreign€decreeÏcan€not€be€modified€unlessÌÓÓà8 à(1)€It€appears€to€the€court€of€this€state€that€the€court€whichÏrendered€the€decree€does€not€now€have€jurisdiction€underÏjurisdictional€prerequisites€substantially€in€accordance€withÏthis€part€or€has€declined€to€assume€jurisdiction€to€modify€theÏdecree;€€andÌà8 à(2)€The€court€of€this€state€has€jurisdiction.ÌÌÓ€ÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„215€(1996).€€In€other€words,€as€we€said€in€dismissing€aÏtrial€court's€attempted€jurisdiction€under€similar€facts,€the€statute€"prohibitsÏmodification€of€[a€foreign]€custody€decree€unless€1)€the€other€state€no€longer€hasÏjurisdiction€or€has€declined€to€exercise€its€modification€jurisdiction,€and€2)ÏTennessee€has€jurisdiction."€€òòò òWilcox€v.€Wilcoxó óóó,€862€S.W.2d€533,€543€(Tenn.ÏApp.€1993).€€Both€conditions€must€be€met€or€the€courts€of€this€state€cannotÏmodify€another€state's€custody€decree.€€òòò òIdó óóó.€ÌÌà àTo€determine€whether€Tennessee€has€jurisdiction,€we€must€look€toÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„203:ÌÓÓà8 à(a)€A€court€of€this€state€which€is€competent€to€decide€childÏcustody€matters€has€jurisdiction€to€make€a€child€custodyÏdetermination€by€initial€or€modification€decree€if:Ìà8 à(1)€This€state:Ìà8 à(A)€Is€the€home€state€of€the€child€at€the€time€of€commencementÏof€the€proceeding;€€orÌà8 à(B)€Had€been€the€child's€home€state€within€six€(6)€monthsÏbefore€commencement€of€the€proceeding€and€the€child€isÏabsent€from€this€state€because€of€the€child's€removal€orÏretention€by€a€person€claiming€custody€or€for€other€reasons,Ïand€a€parent€or€person€acting€as€parent€continues€to€live€in€thisÏstate;€€orÌà8 à(2)(A)€It€appears€that€no€state€has€jurisdiction€underÏsubdivision€(a)(1),€or€each€state€with€jurisdiction€underÏsubdivision€(a)(1)€has€declined€to€exercise€jurisdiction€on€theÏground€that€this€state€is€the€more€appropriate€forum€toÏdetermine€the€custody€of€the€child;€€andÌà8 à(B)€The€child€and€at€least€one€(1)€contestant€have€a€significantÏconnection€with€this€state;€€andÌà8 à(C)€There€is€available€in€this€state€substantial€evidenceÏconcerning€the€child's€present€or€future€care,€protection,Ïtraining€and€personal€relationship;€€andÌà8 à(D)€It€is€in€the€best€interest€of€the€child€that€a€court€of€thisÏstate€assume€jurisdiction;€€orÌà8 à(3)€It€appears€that€no€state€has€jurisdiction€under€subdivisionÏ(a)(1)€or€(2)€or€each€state€has€refused€jurisdiction€on€theÏground€that€this€is€the€more€appropriate€forum€to€determineÏchild€custody,€and€it€is€in€the€best€interest€of€the€child€that€aÏcourt€of€this€state€assume€jurisdiction.Ìà8 à(b)€Except€under€subdivision€(a)(3),€physical€presence€in€thisÏstate€of€the€child,€or€of€the€child€and€one€(1)€of€the€contestants,Ïis€not€alone€sufficient€to€confer€jurisdiction€on€a€court€of€thisÏstate€to€make€a€child€custody€determination.Ìà8 à(c)€Physical€presence€of€the€child,€while€desirable,€is€not€aÏprerequisite€for€jurisdiction€to€determine€his€or€her€custodyÌà8 à(d)€Jurisdiction€shall€not€be€exercised€to€modify€an€existingÏcustody€decree€except€in€accordance€with€ðð€36„6„215.ÌÌœTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„203€(1996).ÌÌÌÓ€Óà àBasically,€Tennessee€has€jurisdiction€in€two€situations:€€One,€TennesseeÏis€at€the€beginning€of€the€proceeding€or€has€been€within€the€past€six€months€theÏð ðhome€state"€of€the€minor€child€or;€two,€all€other€states€with€ð ðhome€stateððÏjurisdiction€have€declined€to€exercise€jurisdiction€in€deference€to€Tennessee.€ÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„202(5)€defines€home€state€as€"the€state€inÏwhich€the€child€immediately€preceding€the€time€involved€lived€with€such€child'sÏparents,€a€parent€or€a€person€acting€as€parent,€for€at€least€six€(6)€consecutiveÏmonths."€€The€record€in€this€case€shows€that€the€Mother€and€the€minor€childÏmoved€to€Tennessee€in€October€1993;€that€the€Father€filed€a€divorce€action€inÏMissouri€on€24€January€1994;€and€that€on€5€June€1995,€a€final€decree€of€divorceÏwas€entered€in€the€circuit€court€in€Missouri.ÌÌà àOn€30€August€1995,€the€Mother€filed€the€instant€suit€seeking€to€modifyÏthe€Missouri€Circuit€Court's€custody€order.€€At€the€time€of€filing€this€suit,€theÏminor€child€had€in€fact€lived€in€Tennessee€for€more€than€six€months.€€However,Ïthe€issue€in€this€case€arises€from€the€fact€that€the€parties'€Missouri€divorce€actionÏwas€ongoing€when€the€Mother€and€the€minor€child€moved€to€Tennessee€and€theÏMissouri€Circuit€Court,€as€the€childððs€home€state,€was€validly€exercising€its€childÏcustody€jurisdiction€up€to€the€time€it€entered€its€final€decree€on€5€June€1995.ÌÌà àThe€time€period€between€the€entry€of€the€Missouri€final€decree€and€theÏdate€the€Mother€filed€her€modification€petition€in€Tennessee€was€less€than€threeÏmonths.€€In€order€for€us€to€find€that€Tennessee€is€the€minor€child's€"home€state"Ïunder€Tennessee€Code€Annotation€section€36„6„203(5),€we€would€have€to€countÏapproximately€three€months€which€preceded€the€entry€of€the€Missouri€finalÍdecree.€€We€are€cited€no€case€nor€have€we€found€one€that€has€addressed€thisÏprecise€issue.€€Thus,€we€must€answer€the€question€of€first€impression:€€"whenÏdoes€the€six€month€period€mentioned€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„202(5)€begin€to€run€when€another€state€is€validly€exercising€child€custodyÏjurisdiction?"ÌÌà àIn€support€of€his€contention€that€finding€Tennessee€to€be€the€minorÏchild's€"home€state"€would€be€improper,€the€Father€cites€ò òòòBoyd€v.€Boydó óóó,€653ÏS.W.2d€732€(Tenn.€App.€1983).€€In€ò òòòBoydó óóó,€the€minor€child€had€resided€in€NewÏYork€with€his€mother€for€several€years€when€the€father€filed€a€custodyÏmodification€proceeding€in€Tennessee€while€the€minor€child€was€visiting€hisÏfather€in€Tennessee.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€at€733.€€The€trial€court€granted€the€father€temporaryÏcustody€by€extending€the€child's€physical€presence€in€Tennessee.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€€This€courtÏreversed€the€trial€court,€and€in€denying€the€fatherððs€petition€to€rehear,€we€rejectedÏthe€father's€attempt€to€count€"the€period€during€which€[the]€child€resided€in€thisÏstate€pending€resolution€of€a€custody€dispute"€for€purposes€of€attaining€"homeÏstate"€status.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€at€738.€€Likewise,€in€the€instant€case,€we€conclude€that€theÏperiod€the€minor€child€spent€in€Tennessee€with€the€Mother,€pending€finalÏresolution€of€the€Missouri€divorce,€should€not€be€counted€as€part€of€the€sixÏmonths€necessary€to€achieve€home€state€status€in€Tennessee.ÌÌà àMissouri€was€properly€exercising€child€custody€jurisdiction€from€theÏdate€the€Father€filed€his€divorce€action€in€January€1994€until€the€date€the€MissouriÏCircuit€Court€entered€its€final€judgment€and€decree€of€divorce€on€5€June€1995.€ÏThe€Missouri€Court€of€Appeals€found€that€Missouri€had€subject€matterÏjurisdiction€over€the€issue€of€child€custody€and€the€Missouri€Circuit€Court€foundÏlikewise€in€its€final€decree.€€There€was€no€appeal€from€the€Missouri€final€decree;Íhowever,€by€filing€a€modification€proceeding€in€Tennessee€less€than€three€monthsÏafter€entry€of€the€Missouri€final€decree,€the€Mother€was,€in€essence,€attempting€toÏappeal€the€Missouri€decree€to€the€Tennessee€Appellate€Court.ÌÌà àUnder€the€facts€in€this€case,€Tennessee€is€not€the€minor€child's€homeÏstate€and€Tennessee€cannot€assert€jurisdiction€under€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏsection€36„6„203(a)(1).€€In€addition,€Tennessee€does€not€have€jurisdiction€underÏsubsection€(a)(2)€or€(a)(3)€of€section€36„6„203€as€the€record€fails€to€show€thatÏMissouri€has€declined€to€exercise€its€valid€home€state€jurisdiction€in€this€case.€€InÏthe€judgment€and€decree€of€dissolution€of€marriage€entered€by€the€MissouriÏCircuit€Court,€it€specifically€found€that€"this€court€has€jurisdiction€over€theÏsubject€matter€and€the€parties€in€this€cause,€including€jurisdiction€over€the€minorÏchild€born€of€this€marriage,€Taylor€Elaine€Klindt."€€In€the€decree,€the€court€alsoÏretained€jurisdiction€over€the€issue€of€custody€until€further€orders€of€the€court€byÏstating€that€"revolving€four€(4)€months€cycle€of€exchanging€physical€custody€ofÏthe€child€shall€continue€until€further€order€of€this€court."€€We€think€it€is€clear€thatÏthe€Missouri€Circuit€Court€has€no€intention€to€decline€to€exercise€its€continuingÏjurisdiction.€€ÌÌà àIt€is€therefore€ordered€that€this€case€be€dismissed€for€lack€of€subjectÏmatter€jurisdiction€and€the€cause€be€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€entry€of€anÏorder€dismissing€the€case€in€its€entirety.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€assessed€to€theÏMother,€Christina€Renee€Klindt.à àÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àÔ€#XÔà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌHENRY€F.€TODD,€P.J.,€M.S.ÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE