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ÝThe€chancellor€apparently€modified€the€visitation€privileges€dueÏto€a€traumatic€brain€injury€which€Mr.€Powell€suffered€in€1988.€€Ì 7 Ý ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€&ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $ÝÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€Ôà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝAlso,€it€would€appear€that€under€New€Mexicoððs€version€of€theÏUCCJA,€NMSA€€ðð€40„10„8,€the€New€Mexico€court€would€decline€toÏexercise€jurisdiction.€€The€statute€provides€in€pertinent€part:ÌÌò òà àà àInconvenient€Forumó óÌÌà8 àà8 àA.€€A€district€court€which€has€jurisdiction€underÏthe€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€Act€[40„10„1€toÏ40„10„24€NMSA€1978]€to€make€an€initial€decreeÏor€modification€decree€may€decline€to€exerciseÏits€jurisdiction€any€time€before€making€a€decreeÏif€it€finds€that€it€is€an€inconvenient€forum€toÏmake€a€custody€determination€under€theÏcircumstances€of€the€case€and€that€a€court€ofÏanother€state€is€more€of€an€appropriate€forum.ÌÌà8 àà8 àB.€€A€finding€of€inconvenient€forum€may€be€madeÏupon€a€district€courtððs€own€motion€or€uponÏmotion€of€a€party€or€of€a€guardian€ad€litem€orÏother€representative€of€the€child.ÌÌà8 àà8 àC.€€In€order€to€determine€whether€it€is€anÏinconvenient€forum,€the€court€shall€considerÏwhether€it€is€in€the€interest€of€the€child€thatÏanother€state€assume€jurisdiction,€and€for€thisÏpurpose€may€take€into€account€the€followingÏfactors,€among€others;€whether:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(1)€another€state€is€or€recently€wasÏthe€childððs€home€state;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(2)€another€state€has€a€closerÏconnection€with€the€child€and€hisÏfamily€or€with€the€child€and€one€orÏmore€of€the€contestants;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(3)€substantial€evidence€concerningÏthe€childððs€present€or€future€care,Ïprotection,€training€and€personalÏrelationships€is€more€readilyÏavailable€in€another€state;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(4)€the€parties€have€agreed€onÏanother€forum€which€is€no€lessÏappropriate;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(5)€the€parties€have€stipulated€thatÏNew€Mexico€shall€retain€jurisdictionÏof€custody€matters;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(6)€the€out€of€state€contestant€hasÏcomplied€with€any€previous€custodyÏand€visitation€orders€of€a€NewÏMexico€court;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(7)€the€exercise€of€jurisdiction€by€aÏcourt€of€New€Mexico€wouldÏcontravene€any€of€the€purposesÏstated€in€Section€40„10„2€NMSAÏ1978.Ì äÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€ÔÔ€&ÔÝ  ÝÝ ƒ $ÝÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÔ€Ôà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  ÚóóÝ  ÝArticle€IV,€Section€I€of€the€United€States€Constitution€provides:ÌÌò òà8 àà8 àFull€Faith€and€credit€to€records€andÏjudicial€proceedings€of€statesó ó.€ò ò„„ó óFull€faithÏand€credit€shall€be€given€in€each€state€to€theÏpublic€acts,€records€and€judicial€proceedings€ofÏevery€other€state.€€And€the€congress€may€byÏgeneral€laws€prescribe€the€manner€in€which€suchÏacts,€records€and€proceedings€shall€be€proved,Ïand€the€effect€thereof.ÌÌT.C.A.€Ô€ Ô€ðð€Ô€Ô26„6„103,€104€(1980)€provide:ÌÌò òà8 àà8 à26„6„103.€€ð ðForeign€judgmentðð€defined.ó ó€„ÏAs€used€in€this€chapter,€ð ðforeign€judgmentððÏmeans€any€judgment,€decree,€or€order€of€a€courtÏof€the€United€States€or€of€any€other€court€whichÏis€entitled€to€full€faith€and€credit€in€this€state.ÌÌà8 àà8 àò ò26„6„104.€Effect€and€treatment€ofÏauthenticated€foreign€judgment.€„ó ó€(a)€AÏcopy€of€any€foreign€judgment€authenticated€inÏaccordance€with€the€acts€of€congress€or€theÏstatutes€of€this€state€may€be€filed€in€the€officeÏof€the€clerk€of€any€circuit€or€chancery€court€ofÏthis€state.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(b)€The€clerk€shall€treat€the€foreign€judgment€inÏthe€same€manner€as€a€judgment€of€a€court€ofÏrecord€of€this€state.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(c)€A€judgment€so€filed€has€the€same€effect€andÏis€subject€to€the€same€procedures,€defenses€andÏproceedings€for€reopening,€vacating,€or€stayingÏas€a€judgment€of€a€court€of€record€of€this€stateÏand€may€be€enforced€or€satisfied€in€like€manner.ÌÌT.C.A.€€ðð€36„6„214€(1991)€provides:ÌÌò òà8 àà8 àRecognition€and€enforcement€of€foreignÏdecree.ó 󀄄€The€courts€of€this€state€shallÏrecognize€and€enforce€an€initial€or€modificationÏdecree€of€a€court€of€another€state€which€hadÏassumed€jurisdiction€under€statutory€provisionsÏsubstantially€in€accordance€with€this€part€orÏwhich€was€made€under€factual€circumstancesÏmeeting€the€jurisdictional€standards€of€the€part,Ïso€long€as€this€decree€has€not€been€modified€inÏaccordance€with€jurisdictional€standardsÏsubstantially€similar€to€those€of€this€part.ÌÌPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHØ(d'`Styl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑMonacoÑÑ ÑÒ  BA Op Monaco ÒÒ  BA Op Monaco Ò d€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€%%X„d&ÓÑ#€%%Xd#ÑÔ€&ÔÝ  ÝÑ7€•XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÔ€ÔÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÒ  ÒÒ „ Òà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌà àà à€€Ï________________________________________________ÌÌò òSUSAN€POWELL,€ó óÌÌà àPlaintiff„Appellee,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àHenry€Chancery€No.€15687ÌÙ€€ÙÙ€€ÙßL€),(;+'h|=Ö` ¤ `€€LßVs.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.Ï02A01„9501„CH„00006ÌÌò òWILLIAM€D.€POWELL,€ó óÌÌà àDefendant„Appellant.Ì___________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@ àFROM€THE€HENRY€COUNTY€CHANCERY€COURTÌÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€HANSEL€McCADAMS,€JUDGEÌà@ àSITTING€BY€INTERCHANGEÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àSteven€L.€West€of€McKenzieÌà@ àFor€AppelleeÌÌà@ àWilliam€D.€Powell,€Pro€SeÌÌÌÌÌà@ àò òVACATED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌà@ àó óOpinion€filed:ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEÌÌHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€JUDGEó óÌ›Ñ7€•XXdìXXdì7ÑÑ  ÑÓÓà àThis€appeal€involves€a€dispute€concerning€modification€of€a€childÏcustody€and€support€decree.€€The€facts€are€as€follows:Ìà àIn€1978,€plaintiff„appellee,€Susan€Powell,€and€defendant„appellant,€William€D.€Powell,€were€married€in€Columbia,€Missouri.€€InÏ1983,€Mr.€and€Mrs.€Powell€moved€to€Los€Alamos,€New€Mexico,€whereÏthey€resided€together€with€their€three€children€until€1993.€€In€May,Ï1993,€the€parties€were€divorced€in€the€Los€Alamos€County€FirstÏJudicial€District€Court.€€The€final€decree,€entered€on€May€œ10,€1992,›Ïincorporated€a€Marital€Settlement€Agreement€and€Parenting€Plan,Ïentered€into€by€€the€parties€prior€to€the€divorce.€The€Marital€SettlementÍAgreement€incorporated€into€the€divorce€decree€provided€that€theÏparties€would€have€joint€custody€of€the€children,€and€Ms.€Powell€wouldÏhave€primary€physical€custody€of€the€children.€€The€Marital€SettlementÏAgreement€also€provided€Mr.€Powell€liberal€visitation€and€required€himÏto€pay€child€support€in€the€amount€of€$1,200.00€per€month€to€Ms.ÏPowell.€€The€Agreement€specifically€required€the€parties€to€submit€anyÏfuture€disputes€regarding€child€custody€or€child€support€to€mediationÏprior€to€commencing€any€legal€action.€€On€October€15,€1993,€the€LosÏAlamos€County€First€Judicial€District€Court€entered€a€ð ðStipulated€OrderÏModifying€Parenting€Plan.ðð€€The€order€states€that€ð ð[t]he€parties€agreedÏthat€the€Parenting€Plan€should€be€modified€due€to€a€substantial€changeÏin€circumstances€resulting€from€Petitionerððs€intended€move€toÏTennessee€and€other€matters€which€require€a€change€in€the€parentingÏarrangements€and€in€the€payment€of€support.ðð€€The€modification€orderÏaltered€Mr.€Powellððs€visitation€schedule€with€his€children€and€loweredÏthe€amount€of€child€support€from€$1,200.00€per€month€to€$781.00€perÏmonth.€€Ìà àIn€November€of€1993,€Ms.€Powell€moved€with€the€partiesðð€threeÏminor€children€from€New€Mexico€to€Henry€County,€Tennessee.€€InÍDecember,€1993,€Mr.€Powell€moved€to€Calloway€County,€œKentucky›€inÏorder€to€be€near€his€children.€€On€May€œ24,€1994,›€Ms.€Powell€filed€aÏð ðComplaint€to€Enforce€Judgmentð ð€against€Mr.€Powell€in€the€ChanceryÏCourt€of€Henry€County,€Tennessee,€seeking€to€enforce€the€provisions€ofÏthe€modified€New€Mexico€divorce€decree.€€The€complaint€also€seeksÏchild€support€in€accordance€with€the€guidelines€adopted€by€the€State€ofÏTennessee.€€Mr.€Powellððs€answer€admits€the€allegations€of€theÏcomplaint€and€agrees€to€enforcement€of€the€New€Mexico€decree.€€Ìà àOn€June€14,€1994,€Ms.€Powell€filed€a€motion€requesting€that€theÏprovisions€of€the€New€Mexico€divorce€decree€awarding€the€parties€jointÏlegal€custody€of€the€three€minor€children€be€modified€to€award€Ms.ÏPowell€sole€legal€custody€of€the€children.€€œOn€September€13,€1994,€theÏchancery€court€entered€an€order€modifying€the€child€support€provisionsÏof€the€modified€New€Mexico€divorce€decree€and€awarded€Ms.€Powell€theÏsum€of€$800.00€per€month€in€child€support.€€€On›€October€19,€1994,€theÏchancery€court€entered€an€order€establishing€the€New€Mexico€decree€asÏa€foreign€judgment,€in€full€force€and€effect.€€œOn›€November€4,€1994,€theÏchancery€court€entered€an€order€modifying€the€New€Mexico€divorceÏdecree€by€awarding€Ms.€Powell€sole€custody€of€the€minor€children€andÍaltering€Mr.€Powellððs€visitation€privileges,€such€that€he€could€only€haveÏvisitation€with€one€child€at€a€time.× ƒ. ××  ×€€On€November€4,€1994,€theÏchancellor€also€found€Mr.€Powell€in€arrears€in€child€support€in€theÏamount€of€$3,160.00,€and€he€increased€the€child€support€payments€toÏ$900.00€per€month.€€The€court€further€found€that€Mr.€Powell€was€notÏentitled€to€receive€a€credit€for€a€lump€sum€social€security€paymentÏmade€by€the€Social€Security€Administration€to€Ms.€Powell€on€June€16,Ï1994,€in€the€amount€of€$2,412.00.€€Ìà àMr.€Powell€has€appealed€the€November€4,€1994,€order€and€presentsÏthree€issues€for€our€review.€€Those€issues,€œas›€stated€in€his€brief,€are:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à1.€€Whether€the€Tennessee€Chancery€Court€lackedÏsubject€matter€jurisdiction€to€modify€theÏcustody€and€visitation€privileges€of€a€prior€NewÏMexico€divorce€decree.ÌÌà8 àà8 à2.€€Whether€the€Tennessee€Chancery€Court€erredÏby€modifying€the€child€support€provisions€of€theÏprior€New€Mexico€divorce€decree€withoutÏplaintiff€showing€œa›€substantial€change€ofÏcircumstances.ÌÌà8 àà8 à3.€€Whether€the€Tennessee€Chancery€Court€erredÏin€failing€to€allow€defendant€credit€toward€hisÍchild€support€obligation€for€payments€made€byÏthe€social€security€administration€to€plaintiffÏfor€the€benefit€of€the€partiesðð€minor€children€onÏaccount€of€defendantððs€disability.€€ÌÌÓÓà àAppellantððs€first€issue€for€review€questions€the€subject€matterÏjurisdiction€of€the€chancery€court€to€modify€the€New€Mexico€divorceÏdecree.€€Ìà àMs.€Powellððs€original€petition€in€the€Henry€County€Chancery€CourtÏseeks€to€file€and€enforce€the€New€Mexico€judgment€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€€ððÏ26„6„101€òòet€seq.ó󀀜€In€his€answer,€Mr.›€€Powell€admits€the€allegations€ofÏthe€complaint€and€states:€ð ðDefendant€agrees€to€recognition€andÏenforcement€of€foreign€decree.ðð€€Subsequently,€Ms.€Powell€filed€aÏmotion€to€change€œthe€custody›€and€visitation€provisions€of€the€NewÏMexico€decree.€€Mr.€Powellððs€first€assertion€of€lack€of€jurisdiction€ofÏthe€Henry€County€Chancery€Court€is€that€Ms.€Powellððs€motion€to€modifyÏthe€New€Mexico€decree€did€not€comply€with€the€provisions€of€T.C.A.€€ððÏ36„6„210€œ(1991)€which›€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò òInformation€in€first€pleading€or€affidavitÏ„„Continuing€duty€to€inform€courtó ó.€ò ò„„ó ó€(a)ÏEvery€party€in€a€custody€proceeding€in€his€firstÏpleading€or€in€an€affidavit€attached€to€thatÏpleading€shall€give€information€under€oath€as€toÏthe€childððs€present€address,€the€places€whereÍthe€child€has€lived€within€the€last€five€(5)€œyears,›Ïand€the€names€and€present€addresses€of€theÏpersons€with€whom€the€child€has€lived€duringÏthat€period.€€In€this€pleading€or€affidavit,€everyÏparty€shall€further€declare€under€oath€whether:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(1)€The€party€has€participated€(as€aÏparty,€witness,€or€in€any€otherÏcapacity)€in€any€other€litigationÏconcerning€the€custody€of€the€sameÏchild€in€this€or€any€other€state;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(2)€The€party€has€information€of€anyÏcustody€proceeding€concerning€theÏchild€œÌÌÌà8 àà8 àà àpending›€in€a€court€of€this€or€any€otherÏstate;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(3)€The€party€knows€of€any€personÏnot€a€party€to€the€proceedings€whoÏhas€physical€custody€of€the€child€orÏclaims€to€have€custody€or€visitationÏrights€with€respect€to€the€child.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(b)€If€the€declaration€as€to€any€of€the€aboveÏitems€is€in€the€affirmative,€the€declarant€shallÏgive€additional€information€under€oath€asÏrequired€by€the€court.€€The€court€may€examineÏthe€parties€under€oath€as€to€details€of€theÏinformation€furnished€and€as€to€other€mattersÏpertinent€to€the€courtððs€jurisdiction€and€theÏdisposition€of€the€case.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(c)€Each€party€has€a€continuing€duty€to€informÍthe€court€of€any€custody€proceeding€concerningÏthe€child€in€this€or€any€other€state€of€which€heÏobtained€information€during€this€proceeding.ÌÌÓÓà àAlthough€Ms.€Powellððs€motion€does€not€supply€the€informationÏœrequired›€by€T.C.A.€€ðð€36„6„210,€we€do€not€deem€the€requirements€of€theÏstatute€as€œjurisdictional.€€Since€the€requirements€of€the€statute€are€notÏjurisdictional,€Mr.€Powell€is€precluded€from€presenting€this€argumentÏfor€the€first€time€on€appeal.€€ò òòòLawrence€v.€Stanfordó óóó,€655€S.W.2d€927,Ï929€(Tenn.€1983);€ò òòòSeay›€v.€County€of€Shelbyó óóó,€672€S.W.2d€404,€409Ï(Tenn.€œApp.€1984).›€€Therefore,€we€will€not€address€appellantððs€argumentÏin€this€regard.Ìà àThe€appellant€next€argues€that€under€T.C.A.€€ðð€36„6„215€(a)(1),Ïœthe€provisions›€of€the€New€Mexico€decree€cannot€be€modified€by€theÏchancery€œcourt,›€because€there€was€no€finding€by€the€chancery€court€thatÏthe€New€Mexico€court€did€not€have€jurisdiction€to€modify€the€priorÏœdecree,›€and€œbecause€the›€New€Mexico€œcourt€did›€not€decline€to€assumeÏjurisdiction€to€modify€the€decree.€€T.C.A.€€ðð€36„6„215€œ(1991)€provides:›Ìò òÓÓà8 àà8 àModification€of€foreign€decree.€„„€ó ó(a)€If€aÏcourt€of€another€state€has€made€a€custodyÏdecree€recognizable€and€enforceable€under€€ððÏ36„6„213,€a€court€of€this€state€shall€not€modifyÏthat€decree€unless:ÌÌà8 àà8 à(1)€It€appears€to€the€court€of€this€state€that€theÏcourt€which€rendered€the€decree€does€not€nowÏhave€jurisdiction€under€jurisdictionalÏprerequisites€substantially€in€accordance€withÏthis€part€or€has€declined€to€assume€jurisdictionÏto€modify€the€decree;€andÌÌà8 àà8 à(2)€The€court€of€this€state€has€jurisdiction;ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(b)€If€a€court€of€this€state€isÏauthorized€under€subsection€(a)€and€Ïðð€36„6„209€to€modify€a€custodyÏdecree€of€another€state,€it€shall€giveÏdue€consideration€to€the€transcriptÏof€the€record€and€other€documents€ofÏall€previous€proceedings€submittedÏto€it€in€accordance€with€€ðð€36„6„223.€€ÌÌÓÓà àMs.€Powell€and€the€minor€children€moved€to€Henry€County€inÏNovember€of€1993,€and€the€ð ðmotionðð€to€modify€the€custody€provisionsÏof€the€New€Mexico€decree€was€filed€on€June€14,€1994.€€The€ChanceryÏCourt€of€Henry€County€had€jurisdiction€in€this€case€by€virtue€of€beingÏthe€home€state€of€the€minor€children€at€issue.€€T.C.A.€€ðð€36„6„202€(5)Ï(1991)€provides:€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àð ðHome€stateðð€means€the€state€in€which€the€childÏimmediately€preceding€the€time€involved€livedÏwith€such€childððs€parents,€a€parent€or€a€personÏacting€as€a€parent,€for€at€least€six€(6)Íconsecutive€months,€and€in€the€case€of€a€childÏless€than€six€(6)€months€old,€the€state€in€whichÏthe€child€lived€from€birth€with€any€of€theÏpersons€mentioned.€€Periods€of€temporaryÏabsence€of€any€of€the€named€persons€are€countedÏas€part€of€the€six€(6)€months€or€other€œperiod€.›€.€.€.€ÌÌÓÓà àT.C.A.€€ðð€36„6„203€provides,€as€pertinent€to€the€issue€before€us:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò òJurisdiction€to€make€custodyÏdeterminationó ó.€„€(a)€A€court€of€this€stateÏwhich€is€competent€to€decide€child€custodyÏmatters€has€jurisdiction€to€make€a€child€custodyÏdetermination€by€initial€or€modification€decreeÏif:ÌÌà8 àà8 à(1)€This€state:ÌÌà8 àà8 à(A)€Is€the€home€state€of€the€child€at€the€time€ofÏcommencement€of€the€proceeding;€orÌÌà8 àà8 à(B)€œHad›€been€the€childððs€home€state€within€sixÏ(6)€months€before€commencement€of€theÏproceeding€and€the€child€is€absent€from€thisÏœstate›€because€of€the€childððs€removal€or€retentionÏby€a€person€claiming€custody€or€for€otherÏreasons,€and€a€parent€or€person€acting€as€parentÏcontinues€to€live€in€this€œstate€.€.€.€.€ÌÌÓÓà àMr.€Powell€moved€from€New€Mexico€to€Kentucky€in€December,Ï1993.€€Since€New€Mexico€is€no€longer€the€home€state€by€definition,€andÏneither€the€child€nor€either€parent€is€living€in€New€Mexico,€the€NewÏMexico€court€does€not€have€jurisdiction€under€Tennesseeððs€version€ofÍthe€UCCJA.× ƒ/ ××  ×Ìà àMr.€Powell€next€argues€that€the€chancery€court€should€haveÏdeclined€to€exercise€jurisdiction€under€T.C.A.€ðð€36„6„209€(1991)€whichÏprovides€that€if€the€petitioner€seeking€modification€has€violated€theÏprovision€of€a€custody€decree€of€another€state,€the€Tennessee€court€mayÏdecline€to€exercise€jurisdiction€ð ðif€this€is€just€and€proper€under€theÍcircumstances.ðð€€Mr.€Powell€points€out€that€the€New€Mexico€divorceÏdecree€as€modified€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àF.€€òòFuture€Disputesóó.€€In€the€event€that€futureÏdisputes€arise€under€this€Agreement€concerningÏthe€parenting€provisions€under€this€Agreement,Ïthe€parties€will€try€to€first€resolve€it€betweenÏthemselves.€€The€parties€further€agree€that€ifÏthey€cannot€reach€an€agreement€just€betweenÏthemselves,€as€a€condition€precedent€to€filingÏany€court€action,€the€mediation€proceduresÏstated€below€shall€be€followed:ÌÌà8 àà8 àThe€parties€will€agree€upon€a€mediator€withinÏfifteen€(15)€days€of€the€first€announcement€byÏone€of€them€that€they€cannot€reach€an€agreementÏalone.€€The€dispute€will€be€promptly€submittedÏto€the€jointly€chosen€mediator€with€the€costs€ofÏmediation€born€equally€between€the€parties.€€TheÏparties€each€agree€that€all€communicationsÏmade€with€and€information€disclosed€to€theÏmediator€are€confidential€and€in€the€nature€ofÏsettlement€discussions€that€will€beÏinadmissible€in€court.€€Each€party€also€agreesÏnot€to€call€the€mediator€as€a€witness€in€anyÏlitigation€related€to€the€subject€of€mediation.€ÏMediation€will€not€last€longer€than€thirty€(30)Ïdays€from€the€date€the€mediator€is€chosen.€€InÏthe€event€an€agreement€is€reached€by€mediation,Ïa€formal€agreement€will€be€drawn€up€by€theÏparties€or€by€an€attorney€who€has€not€mediatedÏthe€dispute,€the€parties€will€sign€it€and€it€shallÏbe€filed€as€a€court€order,€if€appropriate.€€In€theÏevent€the€parties€cannot€reach€an€agreementÏwithin€the€thirty€(30)€day€period,€then€any€partyÍmay€take€appropriate€court€action.ÌÌÓÓ›à àThe€above„quoted€provision€is€a€part€of€the€decree€of€the€NewÏMexico€court€and€is€entitled€to€full€faith€and€credit€in€the€courts€of€thisÏstate.€€U.S.€Const.€€art.€IV,€Ô€ Ô€ðð€Ô€Ô1;€œT.C.A.€ðð€26„6„103›€œ(1980);›€œT.C.A.€€ðð€26„6„104€(1980);€T.C.A.›€Ô€ Ôðð€Ô€Ô36„6„214€(1991).œ× ƒ0 ××  ×›ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àÌÌÓÓWhile€we€do€not€agree€with€Mr.€Powell€that€the€Tennessee€court€shouldÏdecline€to€exercise€jurisdiction,€we€do€recognize€that€the€provisions€ofÏthe€New€Mexico€decree€in€this€regard€should€be€enforced.Ìà àMr.€Powell€has€also€presented€an€issue€concerning€theÍmodification€of€the€New€Mexico€decree€concerning€the€child€supportÏobligation.€€This,€likewise,€is€subject€to€the€mediation€provision€in€theÏNew€Mexico€decree.Ìà àAccordingly,€the€order€of€the€trial€court€modifying€the€NewÏMexico€decree€as€to€child€custody,€visitation€and€child€support€isÏvacated.€€The€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€enforcement€of€theÏmediation€provisions€of€the€New€Mexico€decree€concerning€modificationÏof€the€decree€as€it€pertains€to€child€custody,€visitation,€and€support.€ÏCosts€of€this€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€appellee.ÌÓÓœà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ó óÌò òCONCUR:ÌÌó ó_________________________________Ìò òALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEó óÌÌ_________________________________Ìò òHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€JUDGEó óÌ