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ÑÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€UCCJEA€became€effective€in€Tennessee€on€June€14,€1999,€and€replaced€the€UCCJA. ™Ý ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôâÝòòôâÝÔMother€filed€a€notice€of€appeal€in€Tennessee€on€August€22,€2001,€appealing€the€trial€courtððs€July€25,€2001Ð ° Ðorder.€€This€court€determined,€in€an€order€filed€October€4,€2001,€that€Mother€was€not€appealing€a€final€order€of€the€trialÐ tÄ Ðcourt€and€dismissed€the€appeal€without€prejudice.€€The€order€states€that€the€record€(No.€M2001„02071„COA„R3„CV)€Ð 8ˆ Ðwould€be€consolidated€with€any€subsequent€appeal€that€may€be€filed.Ô#†ôâÝòòôâÝ~#Ô TÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2204€is€part€of€the€Uniform€Interstate€Family€Support€Act€and€applies€to€simultaneousÐ ° Ðproceedings€in€two€or€more€states€seeking€to€establish€child€support€for€a€child.€*+ ÿÿ(_26Ô2ÔÔ3  Ôà..à æÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú13Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  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Roman%ä2¼A`‹Arial3#37=CIQYag­­1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)fi) ¹Ý ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔFather€sought€to€have€this€court€consider:€€(1)€a€July€18,€2002€order€from€the€Louisiana€trial€court€dismissingÐ ° ÐMotherððs€appeal€of€the€order€granting€custody€of€G.B.€to€Father;€(2)€a€notice€of€filing€of€the€Louisiana€order€grantingÐ tÄ Ðcustody€of€G.B.€to€Father€in€the€Tennessee€trial€court;€(3)€an€emergency€temporary€order€of€Mother€to€stay€enforcementÐ 8ˆ Ðof€the€Louisiana€custody€order;€(4)€an€order€from€this€court€denying€Motherððs€motion€for€temporary€stay;€(5)€a€July€30,Ð üL Ð2002€order€from€the€Tennessee€trial€court€ordering€Mother€to€relinquish€G.B.€to€Father;€(6)€an€August€2,€2002€motionÐ À Ðfiled€by€Mother€in€the€Tennessee€trial€court€to€alter€or€amend€the€order€recognizing€the€foreign€custody€decree€fromÐ „Ô ÐLouisiana€granting€custody€of€G.B.€to€Father;€(7)€a€September€4,€2002€order€from€the€Tennessee€trial€court€denying€theÐ H ˜ Ðmotion€to€alter€or€amend;€and€(8)€a€felony€arrest€warrant€for€Mother€on€the€grounds€of€custodial€interference.€€ cÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú15Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€statute€actually€requires€that€the€court€of€the€other€state€determine€it€no€longer€has€ð ðexclusive,€continuingÐ ° Ðjurisdiction€under€ðð€36„6„217.ðð€€That€statute€provides€that€a€court€of€this€state€has€exclusive,€continuing€jurisdiction€overÐ tÄ Ðits€own€child„custody€determination€until€a€court€of€this€state€determines€that€neither€the€child,€nor€the€child€and€oneÐ 8ˆ Ðparent€have€a€significant€connection€to€this€state€and€substantial€evidence€relevant€to€the€childððs€welfare€is€no€longerÐ üL Ðavailable€in€this€state€or€until€the€court€of€another€state€determines€that€the€child€and€neither€of€its€parents€presently€resideÐ À Ðin€this€state.€€ NÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔMother€filed€a€motion€for€permission€to€appeal€the€July€19,€2001€Louisiana€order€on€November€9,€2001.€Ð ° ÐMotherððs€motion€for€appeal€was€granted€by€the€Louisiana€court€on€January€9,€2002.€ tÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôâÝòòôâÝÔÔ‡XYXòôâÝÔ×Ãv°×× C ×Ô#†XYXXXY~#ÔÔ#†ôâÝòXXY#ÔThis€court€consolidated€No.€M2002„01386„COA„R3„CV€and€No.€M2001„03157„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€òòÔ_ÔsuaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsponteÔ_Ôóó€byÐ ° Ðorder€dated€September€25,€2002.€€Christina€Cliburn€is€the€appellant€in€both€cases€involved€herein.×Ãn°×× C × ÎÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôâÝòòôâÝÔMother€filed€a€second€notice€of€appeal€with€this€court€on€November€14,€2001Ô#†ôâÝòòôâÝ~#Ô.€€Motherððs€second€appeal€is€No.Ð ° ÐM2001„03157„COA„R3„CV.€€Ô‡ôâÝòòôâÝÔò òó óSubsequent€to€the€filing€of€the€notice€of€appeal,€Mother€filed€a€motion€to€consolidate€theÐ tÄ Ðrecord€in€No.€M2001„02071„COA„R3„CV€(the€appeal€that€was€deemed€premature€by€this€court)€with€the€record€in€No.Ð 8ˆ ÐM2001„03157„COA„R3„CV.€€This€court€granted€that€motion.€Ô#†ôâÝòòôâÝ[#Ô NÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú16Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔAlternatively,€the€original€Tennessee€court€may€lose€jurisdiction€if€a€Tennessee€court€or€the€court€of€anotherÐ ° Ðstate€determines€that€neither€the€child€nor€the€parents€live€in€Tennessee.€€ ÜÝ ƒR„4$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÔ‡ôü‰ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThis€court€consolidated€No.€M2002„01386„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€and€No.€M2001„03157„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€òòÔ_ÔsuaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsponteÔ_Ôóó€byÐ ° Ðorder€dated€September€25,€2002.€€Christina€Cliburn€is€the€appellant€in€both€cases€involved€herein.€€€€  çÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€order€was€signed€by€the€trial€court€on€October€18,€2001,€but€was€not€entered€until€October€19,€2001.€ øÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú17Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔUnder€the€Ô_ÔUIFSAÔ_Ô,€the€registered€order€does€not€become€the€order€of€the€registering€court.€€Instead,€thereÐ ° Ðremains€only€one€order€in€existence€at€any€time.€€The€registered€order€may€be€enforced€regardless€of€whether€it€couldÐ tÄ Ðbe€modified.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2603€Ô_ÔcmtÔ_Ô. xÝ ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„203€provides€that€the€official€comments€pertaining€to€one€or€more€sections€of€theÐ ° ÐÔ_ÔUCCJEAÔ_Ô€shall€constitute€evidence€of€the€purposes€and€policies€underlying€those€sections.€ Ý ƒR\¹$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôâÝò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔMother€filed€a€notice€of€appeal€on€June€4,€2002,€appealing€the€trial€courtððs€May€14,€2002€order.€€This€appealÐ ° Ðwas€designated€as€No.€M2002„01386„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV.€€Father€filed€a€motion€with€this€court€to€consolidate€appeal€No.Ð tÄ ÐM2001„03157„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€(the€dismissal€of€Motherððs€petition€to€register€and€modify€the€original€LouisianaÐ 8ˆ Ðdetermination€giving€Mother€custody)€with€appeal€No.€M2002„01386„R3„CV€(the€appeal€of€the€trial€courtððs€orderÐ üL Ðenforcing€the€Louisiana€custody€decision€granting€sole€custody€of€G.B.€to€Father).€€Mother€opposed€consolidation€andÐ À Ðrequested€that€this€court€stay€the€enforcement€of€the€July€19,€2001€Louisiana€judgment€pending€resolution€of€the€appealÐ „Ô Ðof€the€dismissal€of€her€petition€to€register€and€modify€the€Louisiana€determination€giving€her€custody.€€At€that€time,€thisÐ H ˜ Ðcourt€declined€to€consolidate€the€appeals€or€stay€enforcement€of€the€Louisiana€judgment.€€The€appeals€were€laterÐ  \ Ðconsolidated€by€this€court.€€òòSeeóó€n.1. ÜÝ ƒR„4$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÔ‡ôü‰ò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThis€court€consolidated€No.€M2002„01386„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€and€No.€M2001„03157„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€òòÔ_ÔsuaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔsponteÔ_Ôóó€byÐ ° Ðorder€dated€September€25,€2002.€€Christina€Cliburn€is€the€appellant€in€both€cases€involved€herein.€€€€Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€C »»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÔ€¼C »»»ÔÑ8€YXXdì»»d8ÑÑ  ÑÑ€w, Ñà@ü ü ìàÔ‡îDDC ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼C »îîDD#ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓOctober€9,€2002€SessionÐ üL ÐÔ‡XYX»¼C ÔÌò òÔ#†¼C »XXY#ÔCHRISTINA€CLIBURN€v.€PAUL€DAVID€Ô_ÔBERGERONÔ_ÔÔ‡XYX»¼C Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Rutherford€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€44638€€€€€€J.€Steve€Daniel,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNos.€M2002„01386„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€December€31,€2002Ð ¥õ  Ѐ€€€€€€€M2001„03157„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€December€31,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ ‘á  Ðà @ àÌÌßA€V) °°` dE<T` AßÐ U¥ Ðó óÌÓ  ÓIn€this€consolidated€appeal,€we€are€called€upon€to€review€the€trial€courtððs€decisions€on€two€separateÐ P  Ðbut€related€petitions.€€In€the€action€brought€by€the€mother,€the€trial€court€dismissed€for€lack€ofÐ <Œ Ðjurisdiction€a€petition€which€sought€to€register€and€modify€a€1997€foreign€divorce€decree€grantingÐ (x Ðcustody€and€support,€enforce€a€foreign€decree€of€child€support,€and€establish€parentage€of€a€secondÐ d Ðchild€not€the€subject€of€the€previous€orders.€€Because€the€trial€court€did€not€have€jurisdiction€toÐ P Ðmodify€a€foreign€custody€decree€when€another€state€had€continuing€exclusive€jurisdiction€andÐ ì< Ðbecause€there€was€no€personal€jurisdiction€over€the€alleged€father,€a€nonresident,€we€affirm€the€trialÐ Ø( Ðcourtððs€decisions.€€In€the€petition€subsequently€brought€by€the€father€to€register€and€enforce€a€laterÐ Ä Ðmodification€by€the€foreign€court€granting€custody€to€the€father,€the€trial€court€granted€the€requestedÐ ° Ðrelief.€€We€affirm€that€decision€because€any€deficiencies€in€the€fatherððs€petition€were€technicalities,Ð œì Ðand€the€trial€court€had€the€entire€record€of€the€foreign€courtððs€proceedings€before€it.Ð ˆØ ÐÓLÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Courtó óÐ `° Ðò òAffirmed€and€Remandedó óÐ L œ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼C »àXY“#ÔÔ‡XYX.¼C ÔPatricia€J.€Cottrell,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòBen€H.€Ô_ÔCantrellÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,€M.S.,óóÐ $"t! Ðand€òòW.€Michael€Ô_ÔMaloanÔ_Ô,€Sp.€J.óó,€joined.Ð #`" ÐÌGary€N.€Patton,€Murfreesboro,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Christina€Cliburn.Ð è$8 $ ÐÌJohn€M.€Green,€Murfreesboro,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Paul€David€Ô_ÔBergeronÔ_Ô.Ð À&"& ÐÓ+ ÓÌò òÐ  ˜(è#(ý ÐÔ_ÔOPINIONó óÔ#†¼C »XXYZ #ÔÐ ° ÐÌÓ  ÓÔ€XYX»¼C Ôà  àThis€consolidated€appeal׃k×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€involves€a€factually€and€procedurally€complicated€custody€andÐ ®þ Ðpaternity€dispute€in€which€courts€of€both€Tennessee€and€Louisiana€are€involved.€€There€is€a€longÐ šê Ðhistory€of€litigation€between€Christina€Cliburn€(ð ðMotherðð)€and€Paul€David€Bergeron€(ð ðFatherðð)€thatÐ †Ö Ðspans€at€least€five€years€and€includes€civil€as€well€as€criminal€litigation.€€When€Mother€and€FatherÐ r  Ðwere€divorced€in€1997€in€Louisiana,€they€had€one€minor€child,€a€son,€G.B.€€Ô‡XYXXXYÔMother€was€awardedÐ ^ ® Ðcustody€of€G.B.€as€a€result€of€the€divorce€decree€and€later€orders,€and€Father€was€ordered€to€pay€childÐ J š Ðsupport€and€alimony.€€The€final€divorce€decree€and€other€related€orders€addressed€all€issues€thenÐ 6 † Ðpending€concerning€child€support€and€custody€for€G.B.€€Two€months€after€the€divorce€decree€wasÐ " r  Ðissued,€however,€a€second€child,€a€daughter,€A.M.B.,€was€born.€Ô#†XYXXXY´#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ ^  ÐÌà  àOn€September€16,€1997,€Father€filed€a€petition€against€Mother€in€Louisiana€to€disavowÐ æ6  Ðpaternity€of€the€second€child.€€Mother€was€ordered€by€the€Louisiana€court€to€submit€to€blood€testing,€Ð Ò"  Ðand€to€bring€the€child€for€testing,€to€determine€the€paternity€of€the€second€child.€€The€blood€testingÐ ¾  Ðhas€never€taken€place.€Ð ªú  ÐÌà  àOn€April€14,€1998,€the€Louisiana€trial€court€entered€an€order€granting€sole€custody€of€G.B.Ð ‚Ò Ðto€Mother.€€The€order€also€provided€for€continuing€review€of€visitation.€€On€October€16,€1998,€theÐ n¾ ÐLouisiana€court€issued€an€order€granting€Father€visitation€with€G.B.€every€third€weekend€andÐ Zª Ðordering€Mother€to€transport€G.B.€to€the€site€where€the€exchange€would€take€place.€Ô#†XYXXXYÁ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ F– ÐÔ#†XYXXXYi#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔà  àÌà  àThe€parties€attempted€to€reconcile€in€1999,€but€their€attempts€at€reconciliation€failed.€€MotherÐ n Ðclaims€the€failure€was€due€to€Fatherððs€physical€violence€and€abusive€behavior.€€Father€refutes€theseÐ  Z Ðclaims€of€physical€violence.€€Mother€moved€to€Tennessee€with€both€children€in€October€of€1999,Ð öF Ðimmediately€after€she€had€Father€arrested€for€assault€and€battery.Ð â2 Ðà  àÔ#†XYXXXYÀ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÌà  àOn€May€25,€2000,€Father€filed€a€petition€in€Louisiana€to€modify€custody€and€support€of€G.B.Ð º  ÐHe€attempted€to€serve€Mother€with€the€petition€numerous€times,€eventually€employing€a€privateÐ ¦ö Ðprocess€server€to€effectuate€service.€€Service€was€finally€made€on€July€18,€2001,€after€Mother€suedÐ ’â ÐFather,€and€he€was€served€with€process.€€Father€then€filed€a€motion€for€contempt€and€the€LouisianaÐ ~ Î Ðtrial€court€issued€a€show€cause€order€on€July€21,€2000,€commanding€Mother€to€appear€in€LouisianaÐ j!º Ðto€respond€to€allegations€of€contempt.€€Ð V"¦  ÐÌà  àOn€March€26,€2001,Ô#†XYXXXYâ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€Mother€filed€a€Petition€in€Rutherford€County,€Tennessee€to€enroll€theÐ .$~" Ðforeign€decree€of€divorce€rendered€in€Louisiana,€as€modified€by€subsequent€orders;€to€modify€theÐ %j # Ðvisitation€schedule€set€therein€so€as€to€allow€only€supervised€visitation€in€Tennessee;€for€a€judgmentÐ &V!$ Ðagainst€Father€for€back€child€support€and€alimony€on€the€basis€of€the€divorce€decree;€and€to€establishÐ ò&B"% Ðthe€parentage€of€and€support€and€visitation€for€A.M.B.,€attaching€a€Louisiana€court€order€orderingÐ Þ'.#& Ðpaternity€testing.€€Mother€then€filed€a€Motion€for€Default€Judgment€on€May€25,€2001,€which€was€setÐ Ê($' Ðto€be€heard€on€June€4,€2001.€€At€that€time,€Father€made€a€limited€appearance€to€contest€jurisdiction.€Ð ° ÐThe€trial€court€issued€an€opinion€letter€on€June€29,€2001,€in€which€the€court€denied€the€Motion€forÐ œì ÐDefault€Judgment€and€discussed€the€separate€claims€made€by€Mother€and€the€statutory€andÐ ˆØ Ðjurisdictional€requirements€applicable€to€each.€€The€opinion€concluded,€ð ðPlaintiff€[Mother]€is€to€fileÐ tÄ Ðan€amended€complaint€that€comports€with€the€proper€jurisdiction€to€address€each€of€the€threeÐ `° Ðelements€of€their€asserted€claim.ðð׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð L œ ÐÌà  àOn€July€19,€2001,€the€Louisiana€court,€with€knowledge€of€the€pending€litigation€in€Tennessee,Ð $ t Ðheard€arguments€from€counsel€and€testimony€from€Father€and€Fatherððs€mother€on€Fatherððs€petitionÐ  ` Ðto€modify€custody€and€support€of€G.B.€€Counsel€for€Mother€made€a€limited€appearance€and€was€thenÐ ü L  Ðallowed€to€withdraw.€€According€to€the€minutes€from€the€Louisiana€court,€Mother€was€not€presentÐ è 8  Ðat€the€hearing.€€The€Louisiana€court€awarded€sole€custody€of€G.B.€to€Father€at€that€time.Ô#†XYXXXYÓ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€€TheÐ Ô$  ÐLouisiana€trial€courtððs€order€stated€that€Father€ð ðis€hereby€granted€sole€custody€of€the€minor€child,€.Ð À  Ð.€.€,€consequently,€the€previous€order€for€child€support€payments€is€hereby€terminated,€and€the€rightsÐ ¬ü  Ðof€[Mother]€to€seek€visitation€privileges€with€the€minor€child€is€specifically€reserved.ðð€€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àOn€July€25,€2001,Ô#†XYXXXYß##ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€the€Tennessee€trial€court€entered€an€order€consistent€with€the€June€29Ð pÀ Ðopinion€letter.€€The€court€ordered€thatÔ#†XYXXXYÈ%#Ô€those€portions€of€the€petition€related€to€the€original€LouisianaÐ \¬ Ðorders€granting€custody,€support,€and€visitation€of€G.B.€would€be€dismissed€unless€the€petition€wasÐ H˜ Ðamended€within€thirty€(30)€days€to€clarify€the€issue€of€jurisdiction.€€The€court€continued€the€matterÐ 4„ Ðof€paternity€of€the€second€child,€A.M.B.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð  p ÐÌà  àOn€the€same€day,€Mother€filed€an€amended€petition€in€the€trial€court€per€the€trial€courtððsÐ øH Ðinstructions.€€The€amended€petition€sought:€(1)€a€temporary€order€of€enforcement€of€the€LouisianaÐ ä4 ÐApril€1998€order€awarding€Mother€sole€custody,€citing€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€36„6„219,€the€provisionÐ Ð  Ðregarding€emergency€custody€jurisdiction;€(2)€enrollment€and€registration€of€that€order;€(3)Ð ¼  Ðmodification€of€that€order€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„230€to€provide€supervised€visitationÐ ¨ø Ðwith€Father€in€the€state€of€Tennessee;€and€(4)€a€determination€of€parentage€of€A.M.B.Ô‡XYXXXYÔ€€Mother€arguedÐ ”ä Ðthat€Tennessee€had€jurisdiction€to€modify€visitation€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann€ðð€36„6„216€because€itÐ €Ð Ðwas€the€home€state€and€Louisiana€did€not€have€continuing€exclusive€jurisdiction€because€at€the€timeÐ l¼ ÐFather€commenced€his€action€to€modify€custody€Tennessee€was€the€childððs€home€state.€Ð X ¨ Ðâ âÐ D!” Ðà  àMother€filed€another€Motion€for€Default€Judgment€on€October€11,€2001,€seeking€the€reliefÐ ° Ðdemanded€in€her€original€petition.€€On€October€19,€2001,׃p×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€after€a€hearing,€the€trial€court€entered€anÐ œì Ðâ âorder€stating:€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà8  àThe€pleadings€in€this€matter€establish€that€the€parties€were€divorced€February€28,Ð `° Ð1997€in€the€District€Court,€for€the€Parish€of€Pointe€Coupee,€Louisiana.€[Father]€wasÐ L œ Ðordered€to€pay€child€support€of€$400.00€per€month€as€a€part€of€this€court€order€for€oneÐ 8 ˆ Ðminor€child,€[G.B].€€Subsequent€to€this€divorce€a€second€child€was€born€to€[Mother]Ð $ t Ðon€April€1,€1997€whose€name€is€[A.M.B.].€[Mother]€asserted€that€[Father]€is€theÐ  ` Ðfather€of€this€child€and€this€issue€is€being€considered€in€a€pending€Louisiana€courtÐ ü L  Ðproceeding€which€is€entitled,€Petition€to€Disavow€Paternity.€€This€action€has€been€onÐ è 8  Ðfile€in€Louisiana€since€September€of€1997.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àThe€pleading€filed€by€[Mother]€established€that€she€moved€to€Tennessee€in€OctoberÐ ¬ü  Ðof€1999.€€It€appears€from€the€documents€filed€that€[A.M.B.]€was€born€in€Mississippi.€Ð ˜è  ÐNone€of€the€pleadings€indicate€that€[Father]€has€ever€resided€in€any€state€other€thanÐ „Ô  ÐLouisiana€since€the€divorce€or€that€[A.M.B.]€was€conceived€in€Tennessee.€€In€short,Ð pÀ Ðthe€pleadings€of€[Mother]€establish€no€act€or€contact€by€[Father]€to€Tennessee.Ð \¬ Ð[Mother]€seeks€the€jurisdiction€of€Tennessee€based€on€the€assertion€that€the€twoÐ H˜ Ðchildren,€which€are€the€subject€of€this€controversy,€have€Tennessee€as€their€homeÐ 4„ Ðstate€at€this€time.€€Ð pÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à[Mother]€sought€three€separate€forms€of€relief€when€she€filed€the€original€petition.€Ð øH ÐShe€sought€to€register€the€foreign€judgment€of€Louisiana€for€enforcement,€to€modifyÐ ä4 Ðthe€foreign€judgment€as€to€[Fatherððs]€visitation,€child€support,€and€to€establishÐ Ð  Ðpaternity€and€support€for€[A.M.B.].€€à À àм Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àThis€court€previously€entered€an€order€requiring€that€an€amended€petition€be€filed€toÐ ”ä Ðclarify€the€basis€for€[Motherððs]€requested€relief€or€that€her€petition€would€beÐ €Ð Ðdismissed.€€Such€an€amended€petition€was€filed€on€July€25th€seeking€then€to€registerÐ l¼ Ðthe€foreign€decree€under€the€provisions€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„229,€but€inÐ X ¨ Ðaddition€thereto€seeking€to€modify€the€visitation€schedule€of€the€Louisiana€order,Ð D!” Ðaward€of€past€due€child€support€and€alimony€under€the€original€decree€of€divorce,€andÐ 0"€  Ðthe€establishment€of€paternity€of€[A.M.B.].Ð#l!Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àThis€court,€at€this€point€in€time,€finds€that€it€is€appropriate€to€reserve€judgment€on€theÐ ô$D # Ðregistry€of€the€foreign€judgment€of€Louisiana€as€to€custody€and€support€of€[G.B.].€Ð à%0!$ ÐThis€matter€is€to€be€reserved€pending€a€receipt€of€the€final€order€dealing€with€theÐ Ì&"% Ðcustody€issue€certified€in€accordance€with€state€law€to€entitle€the€same€to€full€faithÐ ¸'#& Ðand€credit.€€€In€regards€to€[Motherððs]€request€for€modification€of€such€foreign€decree,Ð ¤(ô#' Ðthis€Court€continues€to€be€of€the€opinion€that€Tennessee€lacks€jurisdiction€to€modifyÐ )à$( Ðthe€foreign€decree€either€as€to€support€or€as€to€custody€and€visitation.€€This€court€hasÐ ° Ðpreviously€indicated€that€the€case€of€òòLeTellier€v.€LeTellieróó,€40€S.W.3d€490€(Tenn.Ð œì Ð2001)€stands€for€the€proposition€that€to€modify€a€support€award€of€a€sister€state,€theÐ ˆØ Ðprovisions€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2611€must€be€explicitly€met.€€ThoseÐ tÄ Ðconditions€are€not€met€by€[Motherððs]€petition.€€In€addition,€the€envisionment€of€theÐ `° Ðuniform€codes€envisions€one€court€to€maintain€jurisdiction€and€cooperation€withÐ L œ Ðother€courts€across€the€country.€€The€provisions€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„218€setÐ 8 ˆ Ðforth€the€requirements€for€jurisdiction€to€modify€a€foreign€decree€of€child€custody€andÐ $ t Ðvisitation.€€These€provisions€basically€mirror€those€of€the€provisions€of€Tenn.€CodeÐ  ` ÐAnn.€ðð€36„5„2611(1)€.€.€.€.€€This€state€does€not€have€jurisdiction€to€modify€thoseÐ ü L  Ðdecrees€.€.€.€.€€Ðè 8 Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àNext,€[Mother]€asserts€jurisdiction€for€the€State€of€Tennessee€to€determine€paternityÐ À  Ðof€[A.M.B.].€€As€to€this€particular€claim,€counsel€for€the€respective€parties€haveÐ ¬ü  Ðargued€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2204׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€should€preclude€Tennessee€fromÐ ˜è  Ðexercising€jurisdiction€on€this€matter€.€.€.€.€€The€jurisdiction€of€Tennessee€courts€toÐ „Ô  Ðdetermine€paternity€where€the€putative€father€resides€out€of€the€state€and€is€a€non„Ð pÀ Ðresident,€is€embodied€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2201€.€.€.€.€this€court€concludes€thatÐ \¬ Ðthe€pleadings€establish€no€basis€of€contact€with€the€State€of€Tennessee€by€[Father]Ð H˜ Ðthat€would€allow€the€state€to€exercise€òòin€personamóó€jurisdiction€over€him€.€.€.€.€Ð 4„ ÐTherefore,€the€paternity€action€.€.€.€is€hereby€dismissed.€€Therefore,€this€court€findsÐ  p Ðthat€the€petition€to€register€the€foreign€decree€is€to€remain€pending€and€is€notÐ  \ Ðdismissed€at€this€time.€€This€court€awaits€certification€of€the€final€judgment€ofÐ øH Ðcustody€from€Louisiana.€€At€that€time€the€foreign€decree€is€to€be€enrolled€as€to€theÐ ä4 Ðcustody€as€well€as€any€support€issues.€€ÐÐ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àMother€then€filed€in€the€trial€court€a€motion€to€alter€or€amend,€and€the€court€amended€itsÐ ¨ø ÐOctober€19,€2001€order€on€December€17,€2001.׃l×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô#†XYXXXY +#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€€The€modification€struck€the€portion€of€the€orderÐ ”ä Ðregarding€modification€of€child€support€by€stating€that€Mother€had€not€sought€modification€of€childÐ €Ð Ðsupport,€but€rather€an€award€for€unpaid€child€support.€€The€court€further€found€that€its€October€19,Ð l¼ Ð2001€order€was€the€final€ruling,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€54.02,€as€to€the€issues€raised€inÐ X ¨ ÐMotherððs€petition:€(1)€modification€of€the€foreign€judgment€as€to€visitation;€(2)€award€of€judgmentÐ D!” Ðto€Mother€for€unpaid€alimony€and€support;€and€(3)€establishment€of€paternity€and€support€for€A.M.B.€Ð 0"€  ÐThus,€the€court€reserved€the€issue€of€registration€of€the€earlier€orders€of€the€Louisiana€court.Ð #l! Ðâ âÐ $X" Ðà  àMeanwhile,€on€October€18,€2001,€Father€had€filed€an€emergency€motion€for€custody,€and€onÐ ° Ðâ âNovember€14,€2001,€Father€had€filed€a€request€with€the€trial€court€in€Tennessee€for€registration€andÐ œì Ðenforcement€of€the€July,€2001,€order€entered€by€the€Louisiana€court€which€granted€him€sole€custodyÐ ˆØ Ðof€G.B.€€Father€gave€notice€of€the€filing€of€the€judgment€to€Mother€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ tÄ Ð36„6„229(c).€€On€December€6,€2001,€Mother€filed€a€request€for€a€hearing,€but€did€not€set€a€hearingÐ `° Ðdate.€€Father€filed€a€notice€of€a€hearing€later€in€December,€and€set€the€hearing€date€as€January€14,Ð L œ Ð2002.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àOn€January€11,€2002,€Mother€filed€a€motion€for€a€continuance€due€to€the€fact€that€she€hadÐ  ` Ðsuffered€a€miscarriage€a€few€days€prior€to€the€hearing€and€her€doctor€advised€that€it€would€not€be€inÐ ü L  Ðher€best€interest€to€travel€to€the€hearing€as€scheduled.€€The€continuance€was€denied€by€the€trial€court.€Ð è 8  ÐAt€the€hearing,€Mother€filed€an€objection€to€the€request€for€registration€of€the€foreign€judgment.€€OnÐ Ô$  ÐJanuary€15,€2002,€at€the€request€of€the€trial€court,€Father€filed€certified€copies€of€all€of€the€pleadingsÐ À  Ðfrom€the€Louisiana€trial€court.€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àOn€February€5,€2002,€the€trial€court€herein€entered€an€order€which€dismissed€MotherððsÐ „Ô  Ðpetition€to€register€and€modify€the€original€custody€determination€of€Louisiana€giving€MotherÐ pÀ Ðcustody,׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€gave€full€faith€and€credit€to€the€Louisiana€decree€of€July€19,€2001,€granting€FatherÐ \¬ Ðcustody€of€G.B.€€The€enforcement€of€the€Louisiana€judgment,€however,€was€stayed€pending€theÐ H˜ Ðdisposition€of€Motherððs€appeal€of€the€Louisiana€decision€granting€Father€sole€custody€of€G.B.׃jT×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô#†XYXXXYgF#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€€TheÐ 4„ Ðtrial€courtððs€order€also€dismissed€Motherððs€petition€to€establish€parentage€of€A.M.B.€€The€orderÐ  p Ðstated:Ð  \ ÐÌà8  àThis€Court€has€concluded€that€the€Louisiana€court€exercised€continuing€jurisdictionÐ ä4 Ðwhen€it€issued€its€order€of€July€19,€2001€based€on€the€commencement€of€an€actionÐ Ð  Ðby€[Father]€May€25,€2000.€€Tennesseeððs€version€of€the€Uniform€Child€CustodyÐ ¼  ÐJurisdiction€and€Enforcement€Act€differs€slightly€from€that€of€the€Louisiana€Act.€Ð ¨ø ÐHowever,€both€acts€have€superimposed€upon€them€the€Federal€Parental€KidnappingÐ ”ä ÐPrevention€Act,€28€U.S.C.€1738A.€€The€Federal€Parental€Kidnaping€Prevention€ActÐ €Ð Ðappears€to€have€as€its€primary€purpose€the€prevention€of€a€party€fleeing€from€theÐ l¼ Ðrendering€state€court€and€seeking€action€in€a€sister€state€in€an€inconvenient€forum€toÐ X ¨ Ðthe€parent€deprived€of€his€visitation€or€custody.€€28€U.S.C.€1738(A)(d)€as€well€asÐ D!” ÐTennesseeððs€Uniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€and€Enforcement€Act€envision€oneÐ 0"€  Ðand€only€one€court€hearing€child€custody€matters.€€These€statutes€provide€exclusiveÐ #l! Ðcontinuing€jurisdiction€to€the€original€rendering€court€as€long€as€a€parent€remains€inÐ $X" Ðthat€state€and€the€general€requirements€of€substantial€connection€jurisdiction€existsÐ ô$D # Ðas€it€does€in€this€case.€€The€official€comments€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„217€pointÐ à%0!$ Ðout€that€the€continuing€initial€jurisdiction€court€retains€the€exclusive€jurisdiction€soÐ Ì&"% Ðlong€as€ð ðsubstantial€connection€jurisdictionðð€provisions€are€met.€€If€the€relationshipÐ ° Ðbetween€the€child€and€the€person€remaining€in€the€state€with€exclusive€continuingÐ œì Ðjurisdiction€becomes€so€ð ðattenuated€that€the€court€could€no€longer€find€significantÐ ˆØ Ðconnections€and€substantial€evidence,€jurisdiction€would€no€longer€exist.ðð€€TheseÐ tÄ Ðcomments€also€point€out€that€the€original€decree€court€is€the€sole€determiner€ofÐ `° Ðwhether€jurisdiction€continues€or€not.€€Under€Tennesseeððs€comments€the€trial€courtÐ L œ Ðshould€look€to€the€rendering€court€for€their€determination€of€whether€they€concedeÐ 8 ˆ Ðthat€they€no€longer€have€continuing€jurisdiction.€€In€this€particular€case€Louisiana€hasÐ $ t Ðanswered€that€question€by€proceeding€with€the€hearing€of€[Fatherððs]€petition€afterÐ  ` Ðultimately€obtaining€service€of€process€on€[Mother].€€The€Louisiana€court€hadÐ ü L  Ðknowledge€of€the€pending€state€of€Tennessee€action€when€it€entered€its€order.€€ThisÐ è 8  Ðcourt€defers€to€the€Louisiana€court€as€the€certified€record€which€this€Court€hasÐ Ô$  Ðreceived€amply€demonstrates€that€substantial€connection€jurisdiction€exists.€.€.€.€ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àOn€March€7,€2002,€Mother€filed€a€motion€to€alter€or€amend/motion€to€make€specific€findingsÐ ˜è  Ðor,€in€the€alternative,€a€motion€for€new€trial.€€The€trial€court€denied€the€motion€on€May€14,€2002.׃u×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú9Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀Р„Ô  ÐMother€then€filed€a€motion€to€alter€or€amend€the€order€denying€the€original€motion€to€alter€or€amend.€Ð pÀ ÐThe€trial€court€denied€this€motion€on€July€15,€2002.€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àMother€timely€filed€an€appeal€from€the€trial€courtððs€decision€to€register€and€enforce€the€JulyÐ 4„ Ð2001€order€of€the€Louisiana€court.€€On€September€24,€2002,€Father€filed€with€this€court€a€motion€toÐ  p Ðdismiss€Motherððs€appeal€or,€in€the€alternative,€for€consideration€of€post„judgment€facts.€€Ô#†XYXXXYOR#ÔFatherððsÐ  \ Ðmotion€sought€to€have€this€court€consider€various€occurrences,€most€of€which€were€court€filings.׃ht×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú10Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀РøH ÐThis€court€denied€the€motion€to€dismiss,€found€that€the€post„judgment€facts€would€not€render€theÐ ä4 Ðappeal€moot€as€argued€by€Father,€and€reserved€a€ruling€on€the€consideration€of€the€post„judgmentÐ Ð  Ðfacts€pending€oral€argument.Ð ¼  ÐÐ ¨ø Ðà  àThis€court€may€consider€post„judgment€facts€pursuant€to€Tenn.€€R.€€App.€€P.€€14€when€theÐ ° Ðfacts€are€€ð ðcapable€of€ready€demonstration,€affecting€the€positions€of€the€parties€or€the€subject€matterÐ œì Ðof€the€action€such€as€.€.€.€other€judgments€or€proceedings,€.€.€.€.ðð€€The€Advisory€CommissionÐ ˆØ ÐComment€to€Tenn.€€R.€€App.€€P.€€14€states€that€ð ðalthough€the€appellate€court€should€generallyÐ tÄ Ðconsider€only€those€facts€established€at€trial,€it€occasionally€is€necessary€for€the€appellate€court€to€beÐ `° Ðadvised€of€matters€arising€after€judgment.€€These€facts,€unrelated€to€the€merits€and€not€genuinelyÐ L œ Ðdisputed,€are€necessary€to€keep€the€record€up€to€date.ðð€€We€grant€the€motion€to€consider€the€post„Ð 8 ˆ Ðjudgment€facts€represented€by€the€court€filings€with€the€exception€of€the€felony€arrest€warrant,€whichÐ $ t Ðwe€find€to€be€irrelevant€to€our€decision.€Ô‡XYXXXYÔÐ  ` ÐÌà  àThe€following€post„judgment€events€occurred.€€On€July€18,€2002,€the€Louisiana€courtÐ è 8  Ðdismissed€Motherððs€appeal€of€the€decision€granting€Father€sole€custody€of€G.B.€with€prejudice.€€OnÐ Ô$  ÐJuly€22,€2002,€pursuant€to€the€Tennessee€courtððs€instructions,€Father€filed€the€order€of€the€LouisianaÐ À  Ðcourt€dismissing€Motherððs€appeal€in€Tennessee.€€Mother€then€filed€an€emergency€temporary€orderÐ ¬ü  Ðto€stay€enforcement€of€the€foreign€change€of€custody€order€in€Tennessee€on€July€23,€2002,€which€wasÐ ˜è  Ðimmediately€denied€by€the€trial€court.€€Although€this€court€had€already€denied€a€stay€of€the€LouisianaÐ „Ô  Ðorder,€Mother€again€sought€a€stay€in€this€court€to€prevent€the€enforcement€of€the€Louisiana€order.€Ð pÀ ÐThis€court€denied€the€stay€for€the€second€time.€€On€July€30,€2002,€the€Tennessee€trial€court€enteredÐ \¬ Ðan€order€commanding€Mother€to€relinquish€custody€of€G.B.€to€Father.Ô#†XYXXXY3h#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ H˜ ÐÌÓ  ÓI.€€IssuesÐ  p ÐÓÉlÓÌà  àMother€sought€to€register€the€original€divorce€decree,€as€modified,€as€a€predicate€for€herÐ øH Ðrequest€to€modify€the€visitation€provisions€of€the€earlier€orders€regarding€Fatherððs€visitation€withÐ ä4 ÐG.B.€€She€also€sought€to€enforce€the€spousal€support€and€the€child€support€for€G.B.€provided€in€theÐ Ð  ÐLouisiana€divorce€decree€and€asked€for€a€judgment€for€unpaid€support.€€In€addition,€Mother€soughtÐ ¼  Ðto€have€the€Tennessee€court€begin€proceedings€to€establish€paternity€of€and€support€for€A.M.B.€€AllÐ ¨ø Ðof€these€matters€were€the€subject€of€proceedings€which€had€been€initiated€in€Louisiana€before€MotherÐ ”ä Ðbrought€her€petition€in€Tennessee.€€Father€sought€to€register€and€enforce€the€custody€order€enteredÐ €Ð Ðby€the€Louisiana€court€after€Mother€had€initiated€proceedings€in€Tennessee.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àThe€jurisdictional€issues€involved€in€these€requests€are€governed€by€several€different€sets€ofÐ D!” Ðstatutes.€€Therefore,€we€must,€as€the€trial€court€did,€examine€each€request€in€light€of€the€statutoryÐ 0"€  Ðprocedures€and€jurisdictional€limitations€applicable€to€each.€€The€determinative€question€in€all€theseÐ #l! Ðissues€is€jurisdiction.Ô#†XYXXXY”l#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€€Ð $X" ÐÔ#†XYXXXYbr#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÌà  àÔ#†XYXXXY»r#ÔIt€is€well€settled€that€the€proper€construction€of€a€statute€is€a€question€of€law€for€the€courtsÐ à%0!$ Ðto€decide.€€òòWinter€v.€Smithóó,€914€S.W.2d€527,€537€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1995)€(citing€òòRoseman€v.Ð Ì&"% ÐRosemanóó,€890€S.W.2d€27,€29€(Tenn.€1994)).€€Consequently,€Ô‡dXYXXXYÔthe€scope€of€review€is€òòde€novoóó€with€noÐ ¸'#& Ðpresumption€of€correctness€as€to€the€trial€courtððs€interpretation€of€the€statute;€findings€of€fact,Ð ¤(ô#' Ðhowever,€are€presumed€correct€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.Ô#†XYXXdXY2t#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d).Ð )à$( ÐÔ#†XYXXXYzu#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÌÓ  ÓII.€Ô#†XYXXXYêu#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€Jurisdiction€to€Modify€A€Foreign€DecreeÐ h+¸&* ÐÓ vÓÌà  àWe€begin€with€the€statutes€relating€to€custody€issues€and,€more€particularly,€interstate€custodyÐ œì Ðdisputes.€€Ô#†XYXXXY=v#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔIn€1980,€Congress€passed€the€Parental€Kidnapping€Prevention€Act€(ð ðPKPAðð),€28€U.S.C.Ð ˆØ Ððð€1738A,€which€governs€jurisdiction€in€child€custody€cases.€€Prior€to€1997,€all€fifty€states€hadÐ tÄ Ðadopted€the€Uniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€ActÔ#†XYXXXYYw#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€(ð ðUCCJAðð)€with€some€variations€to€governÐ `° Ðjurisdiction€in€child€custody€cases€in€state€courts.€€òòSeeóó€òòMatthew€Bender€&€Co.,€Inc.Ô#†XYXàXY³x#ÔÔ‡XYXàXYÔ,€ModernÐ L œ ÐChild€Custody€Practice€ðð€3„10óó€(2002).€€However,€the€Uniform€Child€Custody€JurisdictionÐ 8 ˆ ÐEnforcement€Act€(ð ðUCCJEAðð)€was€created€in€1997€by€the€National€Conference€of€CommissionersÐ $ t Ðon€Uniform€State€Laws€in€order€to€clarify€the€ambiguities€that€existed€in€the€UCCJA.Ð  ` ÐÌà8  àIn€revising€the€UCCJA,€the€commissioners€sought€to€modernize€the€original€law€andÐ è 8  Ðmake€it€conform€more€closely€with€the€PKPA.€€In€addition,€the€commissionersÐ Ô$  Ðcreated€new€procedures€to€assist€in€interstate€enforcement€of€custody€and€visitationÐ À  Ðorders€.€.€.€.Ьü Ð Ð  ÐÌòòIdóó.Ô#†XYXXXY–y#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYԀР„Ô  ÐÌà  àAt€the€time€of€the€proceedings€herein,€the€trial€courtððs€subject€matter€jurisdiction€in€suchÐ \¬ Ðmatters€was€governed€by€Tennesseeððs€version€of€the€UCCJEA.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú11Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Furthermore,€a€Tennessee€courtÐ H˜ Ðexercises€jurisdiction€consistently€with€the€PKPA€only€when€Tennessee€has€jurisdiction€under€bothÐ 4„ Ðits€own€law€and€under€the€PKPA.€€òòSeeóó€28€U.S.C.Ô#†XYXXXY·|#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€ðð€1738A.Ð  p ÐÌà  àSpecifically,€the€PKPA€and€the€UCCJEA€apply€to€all€interstate€ð ðcustody€determinations.ðð€Ð øH ÐThe€PKPA€defines€a€ð ðcustody€determinationðð€as€ð ða€judgment,€decree,€or€other€order€of€a€courtÐ ä4 Ðproviding€for€the€custody€or€visitation€of€a€child,€and€includes€permanent€and€temporary€orders,€andÐ Ð  Ðinitial€orders€and€modifications.ðð€€28€U.S.C.€ðð€1738A(b)(3).€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„205,€foundÐ ¼  Ðin€Tennesseeððs€version€of€the€UCCJEA,€defines€ð ðcustody€determinationðð€as:Ð ¨ø ÐÌà8  à€a€judgment,€decree,€or€other€order€of€a€court€providing€for€the€legal€custody,€physicalÐ €Ð Ðcustody,€or€visitation€with€respect€to€a€child.€€ð ðChild€custody€determinationðð€includesÐ l¼ Ða€permanent,€temporary,€initial,€and€modification€order.€€ð ðChild€custodyÐ X ¨ Ðdeterminationðð€does€not€include€an€order€relating€to€child€support€or€other€monetaryÐ D!” Ðobligation€of€an€individual.ððÐ0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThus,€both€the€UCCJEA€and€the€PKPA€apply€to€Motherððs€request€to€modify€the€visitationÐ $X" Ðarrangement€established€earlier€by€order€of€a€Louisiana€court.€€€€€Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àThe€bases€for€jurisdiction€may€be€found€in€the€language€of€each€act.€€Both€the€PKPA€and€theÐ Ì&"% ÐUCCJEA€provide€five€separate€bases€of€jurisdiction:€(1)€home€state€jurisdiction;€(2)€significantÐ ¸'#& Ðconnection€jurisdiction;€(3)€emergency€jurisdiction;€(4)€jurisdiction€when€either€a€state€withÐ ¤(ô#' Ðjurisdiction€has€declined€to€exercise€it€or€when€no€other€state€would€have€jurisdiction€under€theÐ )à$( Ðprovisions€of€either€law;€and€(5)€continuing€jurisdiction.€€These€bases€are€not€co„equal,€however,€and€Ð ° Ðin€order€to€eliminate€or€reduce€conflicting€determinations€by€courts€of€different€states,€the€UCCJEAÐ œì Ðand€the€PKPA€provide€direction€as€to€which€jurisidicational€ground€takes€precedence.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà8  àThe€UCCJEA€establishes€a€clear€jurisdictional€hierarchy€to€decide€which€court€willÐ `° Ðhave€power€to€decide€child€custody€and€visitation€cases.€€Like€with€the€PKPA,€at€theÐ L œ Ðtop€of€the€hierarchy€is€a€court€with€exclusive€continuing€jurisdiction.€€If€a€court€hasÐ 8 ˆ Ðentered€a€valid€custody€order€(or€visitation€order)€and€one€of€the€parties€or€the€childÐ $ t Ðcontinues€to€live€in€the€state,€that€court€has€the€exclusive€right€to€decide€if€the€orderÐ  ` Ðshould€be€permanently€modified.€€The€court€with€exclusive€continuing€jurisdictionÐ ü L  Ðhas€what€might€be€called€ð ða€right€of€first€refusal.ðð€€Courts€of€other€states€may€notÐ è 8  Ðmodify€an€order€(assuming€a€parent€or€child€continues€to€live€in€the€state€that€issuedÐ Ô$  Ðan€order)€unless€the€court€that€issued€the€order€gives€permission€for€another€state€toÐ À  Ðdecide€the€issue.€€Ð¬ü Ð Ð  ÐÓ  Ó.€.€.€.€Ð ˜è  ÐÔ#†XYXXXY#ÔÓš‹ÓÔ‡XYXXXYÔÌà8  àUnder€this€hierarchy,€the€most€preferred€jurisdictional€basis€will€be€applied€if€it€isÐ pÀ Ðavailable€under€the€facts€of€the€case,€unless€the€court€that€has€the€preferredÐ \¬ Ðjurisdictional€basis€declines€to€exercise€jurisdiction.€€The€order€of€preferredÐ H˜ Ðjurisdictional€bases€is:€(1)€continuing€jurisdiction;€(2)€home€state€jurisdiction;€(3)Ð 4„ Ðsignificant€connection€jurisdiction;€(4)€and€jurisdiction€when€no€other€jurisdictionalÐ  p Ðbasis€is€available€.€.€.€.Ð \Ð Ð  ÐÌòòMatthew€Bender€&€Co.,€Inc.Ô#†XYXàXYö‹#ÔÔ‡XYXàXYÔ,€Modern€Child€Custody€Practice€ðð€3„10€&€„12.óóÔ#†XYXXXY¤Ž#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ ä4 ÐÌà  àÔ#†XYXXXY#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔTennessee€statutes,€which€incorporate€the€UCCJEA,€follow€this€hierarchy.€€The€precedenceÐ ¼  Ðgiven€to€the€continuing,€exclusive€jurisdiction€of€a€court€which€has€made€a€custody€determinationÐ ¨ø Ðis€the€result€of€a€conscious€decision€to€resolve€ambiguities€or€omissions€which€had€caused€difficultiesÐ ”ä Ðunder€the€UCCJA€and€to€make€the€UCCJEA€consistent€with€the€PKPA.€€As€the€official€commentsÐ €Ð Ðto€the€UCCJEA,€also€adopted€in€Tennessee,׃r×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú12Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€explain:Ð l¼ ÐÌà8  àThis€is€a€new€section€addressing€continuing€jurisdiction.€€Continuing€jurisdiction€wasÐ D!” Ðnot€specifically€addressed€in€the€UCCJA.€€Its€absence€cause€considerable€confusion,Ð 0"€  Ðparticularly€because€the€PKPA,€ðð€1738(d),€requires€other€states€to€give€full€faith€andÐ #l! Ðcredit€to€custody€determinations€made€by€the€original€decree€state€pursuant€to€theÐ $X" Ðdecree€statesðð€continuing€jurisdiction€so€long€as€that€state€has€jurisdiction€under€itsÐ ô$D # Ðown€law€and€remains€the€residence€of€the€child€or€any€contestant.€€Ðà%0!$Ð Ð  Ðâ âÐ Ì&"% Ðà8  àThis€section€provides€the€rules€of€continuing€jurisdiction€and€borrows€from€UIFSAÐ ° Ð[Uniform€Interstate€Family€Support€Act]€as€well€as€recent€UCCJA€case€law.€€TheÐ œì Ðcontinuing€jurisdiction€of€the€original€decree€state€is€exclusive.€Ô#†XYXXXY}#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔЈØÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌUCCJEA€ðð€202,€cmt.€(1997)€(accompanying€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„217).Ð `° ÐÌÌà  àBecause€this€case€involves€a€request€to€a€Tennessee€court€to€modify€an€order€from€anotherÐ $ t Ðstate,€the€relevant€statutory€provision€is€found€at€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„218,Ô#†XYXXXYå•#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€which€governs€aÐ  ` ÐTennessee€courtððs€jurisdiction€to€modify€foreign€custody€decrees.€€That€provision€Ô#†XYXXXY~—#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔstates:Ð ü L  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àExcept€as€otherwise€provided€in€ðð€36„6„219,׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú13Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€a€court€of€this€state€ò òmay€not€modifyó óÐ Ô$  Ða€child„custody€determination€made€by€a€court€of€another€state€ò òunless€ó óa€court€of€thisÐ Ä  Ðstate€has€jurisdiction€to€make€an€initial€determination€under€ðð€36„6„216(1)(1)€or€(2),Ð ´  Ðò òandó ó;€Ð ð Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(1)€The€court€of€the€other€state€determines€it€no€longer€has€exclusive,€continuingÐ |Ì Ðjurisdiction€under€ðð€36„6„217€or€that€a€court€of€this€state€would€be€a€more€convenientÐ h¸ Ðforum€under€ðð€36„6„221;ò ò€oró óÐT¤Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(2)€A€court€of€this€state€or€a€court€of€the€other€state€determines€that€the€child,€theÐ 0€ Ðchildððs€parents,€and€any€person€acting€as€a€parent€do€not€presently€reside€in€the€otherÐ l Ðstate.€€ÐXÐ Ð  ÐÌ(emphasis€added).€€Ð à0 ÐÌà  àThus,€the€test€used€in€order€to€determine€whether€a€state€may€modify€a€foreign€custody€decreeÐ ¸ Ðis€two€pronged.€The€first€prong,€or€the€prerequisite€to€further€inquiry,€is€whether€a€Tennessee€courtÐ ¤ô Ðhas€jurisdiction€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„216.€€On€appeal,€Mother€argues€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð à Ððð€36„6„216€confers€subject€matter€jurisdiction€on€Tennessee€because€Tennessee€was€the€home€state׃Ü×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú14Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô#†XYXXXY:˜#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ |Ì Ðof€G.B.€at€the€time€she€initiated€proceedings€in€Tennessee;€Louisiana€was€no€longer€the€home€state;€Ð h ¸ Ðneither€the€child,€the€childððs€parents,€nor€the€child€and€one€parent€had€a€significant€connection€withÐ T!¤ ÐLouisiana;€and€substantial€evidence€was€no€longer€available€in€Louisiana€concerning€the€childððs€care,Ð @"  Ðprotection,€training€and€personal€relationships.€€Ô#†XYXXXYŸ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ ,#|! ÐÐ $h" Ðà  àRegardless€of€whether€the€Tennessee€court€had€jurisdiction€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„Ð ° Ð216,€however,€because€Mother€sought€to€modify€an€existing€order€from€another€state,€the€otherÐ œì Ðrequirements,€or€second€prong,€of€the€test€set€out€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„218€must€also€be€met.€Ð ˆØ ÐWhile€that€prong€can€be€met€by€one€of€two€alternatives,€neither€is€present€here.€€Subsection€(2)ððsÐ tÄ Ðrequirement€that€the€child€and€neither€parent€still€live€in€the€foreign€state€is€clearly€not€met€herein;Ð `° ÐFather€continues€to€reside€in€Louisiana.€€Subsection€(1)€requires€that€the€court€of€the€other€state,Ð L œ Ðherein€Louisiana,€determine€that€it€no€longer€has€exclusive€continuing€jurisdiction׃i×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú15Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€or€that€theÐ 8 ˆ ÐTennessee€court€would€be€a€more€convenient€forum.€€The€Louisiana€court€has€made€neither€finding;Ð $ t Ðto€the€contrary,€it€has€retained€jurisdiction€over€its€original€orders€and€has€recently€modified€them,Ð  ` Ðwith€knowledge€of€the€proceedings€in€Tennessee.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àMother€also€argues€that€Louisiana€lost€its€exclusive,€continuing€jurisdiction€under€that€sectionÐ Ô$  Ðof€the€UCCJEA€that€is€codified€at€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„217.€€However,€that€statute€applies€to€theÐ À  Ðcontinuing€jurisdiction€of€a€Tennessee€court€to€modify€a€custody€determination€that€it€had€previouslyÐ ¬ü  Ðmade.€€Under€that€provision,€the€Tennessee€court€making€the€original€determination€retainsÐ ˜è  Ðjurisdiction€until€a€Tennessee€court€determines€that€neither€the€child€nor€the€child€and€one€parentÐ „Ô  Ðhave€a€significant€connection€with€Tennessee€and€that€substantial€evidence€relevant€to€the€childððsÐ pÀ Ðbest€interest€is€no€longer€available€in€Tennessee.׃m(×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú16Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„217.€€Ô#†XYXXXY¡#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔEven€if€we€wereÐ \¬ Ðto€apply€that€statute€to€the€Louisiana€court,€it€is€clear€that€that€court€has€not€made€the€requiredÐ H˜ Ðdetermination.€€Ô#†XYXXXYÓ©#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ 4„ ÐÌà  àIn€essence,€Mother€asked€the€trial€court€herein,€a€Tennessee€court,€to€make€the€determinationÐ  \ Ðthat€Louisiana€had€lost€its€continuing,€exclusive€jurisdiction€because€there€was€not€substantialÐ øH Ðconnection€to€Louisiana.€€The€statute€Mother€relies€on€does€not€€provide€for€a€court€other€than€theÐ ä4 Ðone€which€issued€the€original€custody€order€to€make€that€determination.€€ð ðThe€use€of€the€phrase€ððaÐ Ð  Ðcourt€of€this€stateðð€under€subsection€(a)(1)€makes€it€clear€that€the€original€decree€state€is€the€soleÐ ¼  Ðdeterminant€of€whether€jurisdiction€continues.€€A€party€seeking€to€modify€a€custody€determinationÐ ¨ø Ðmust€obtain€an€order€from€the€original€decree€state€stating€that€it€no€longer€has€jurisdiction.Ô#†XYXXXYÁª#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔðð€Ð ”ä ÐUCCJEA€ðð€202,€cmt.€(1997)€(accompanying€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„217).Ô#†XYXXXYT®#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYԀР€Ð ÐÌà  àFurther,€as€explained€above,€the€Tennessee€courtððs€jurisdiction€herein€is€governed€by€Tenn.Ð X ¨ ÐCode€Ann.€€ðð€36„6„218,€and€that€statute€does€not€authorize€a€Tennessee€court€to€determine€that€theÐ D!” Ðcourt€of€another€state€no€longer€has€continuing,€exclusive€jurisdiction.€€Under€that€statuteððs€relevantÐ 0"€  Ðportion,€jurisdiction€of€the€other€stateððs€court€that€made€the€original€custody€decision€continuesÐ #l! ÐÑw, Ñâ âØ  Øâ âÑ  Ñunless€the€court€of€the€other€state€determines€it€no€longer€has€exclusive,€continuing€jurisdiction€underÐ ° Ððð€36„6„217€or€that€a€court€of€this€state€would€be€a€more€convenient€forum€under€ðð€36„6„221.ò ò€€ó óÔ#†XYXXXYú®#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔTenn.Ð œì ÐCode€Ann.€€ðð€36„6„218Ô#†XYXXXYs²#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ(1).Ð ŒÜ ÐÔ#†XYXXXYç²#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÌà  àThe€clear€language€of€the€statute€prevents€a€Tennessee€court€from€making€the€determinationÐ d´ Ðof€whether€the€Louisiana€court€retained€continuing,€exclusive€jurisdiction.€The€comments€to€theÐ P   Ðofficial€text€of€the€UCCJEA€relevant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„218€reinforce€the€language€of€theÐ < Œ Ðstatute€itself€and€explain:€Ð ( x ÐÌà8  àThis€section€complements€.€.€.€[Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„217]€and€is€addressed€to€theÐ  P  Ðcourt€that€is€confronted€with€a€proceeding€to€modify€a€custody€determination€ofÐ ì <  Ðanother€state.€€Ô#†XYXXXYB³#ÔIt€prohibits€a€court€from€modifying€a€custody€determination€madeÐ Ø(  Ðconsistently€with€this€act€by€a€court€in€another€state€unless€a€court€of€that€stateÐ Ä  Ðdetermines€that€it€no€longer€has€exclusive,€continuing€jurisdiction.€.€.€.€€TheÐ °  Ðmodification€state€is€not€authorized€to€determine€that€the€original€decree€state€has€lostÐ œì  Ðits€jurisdiction.€.€.€.ÐˆØ Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ‡XYXXXYÔUCCJEA€ðð€203,€cmt.€(1997)Ô#†XYXXXYÏ·#Ô.Ð `° ÐÌà  àAs€the€trial€court€herein€held,€the€Tennessee€court€must€look€to€the€rendering€court,€in€thisÐ 8ˆ Ðcase€Louisiana,€for€that€courtððs€€determination€of€whether€it€has€continuing,€exclusive€jurisdiction.€Ð $t ÐÔ‡XYXXXYÔÌà  àThe€Louisiana€court€has€made€no€such€determination.€€Father,€still€a€resident€of€Louisiana,Ð üL Ðinitiated€proceedings€in€Louisiana€seven€months€after€Mother€removed€their€son€to€Tennessee.€Ð è8 ÐMother€initiated€the€proceedings€involved€in€this€appeal€before€the€Louisiana€court€ruled€on€FatherððsÐ Ô$ Ðpetition.€€The€Louisiana€court€subsequently€modified€its€earlier€custody€determination€with€theÐ À Ðknowledge€that€there€were€proceedings€ongoing€in€Tennessee€when€it€awarded€custody€of€G.B.€toÐ ¬ü ÐFather€in€July€of€2001.€€As€proof€of€Louisianaððs€knowledge€of€the€Tennessee€proceedings€the€recordÐ ˜è Ðcontains€an€ð ðexception€of€lis€pendensðð€filed€by€Mother€in€the€Louisiana€court€asking€for€dismissalÐ „Ô Ðof€Fatherððs€petition€to€modify€custody€filed€in€Louisiana€due€to€the€pending€Tennessee€action.€€TheÐ pÀ ÐLouisiana€trial€court€denied€Motherððs€motion€to€dismiss€Fatherððs€petition.€€Ô#†XYXXXY@¹#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔThe€technical€record€fromÐ \ ¬ ÐLouisiana€was€certified€to€the€Tennessee€trial€court€and€shows€that€the€same€case€number€has€beenÐ H!˜ Ðused€throughout€the€litigation€between€Mother€and€Father€from€1996€onward.€€Not€only€has€theÐ 4"„  ÐLouisiana€court€failed€to€find€it€does€not€have€continuing€jurisdiction,€it€has€refused€to€do€so.€Ô#†XYXXXY˜½#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ  #p! ÐÌà  àÔ#†XYXXXYQ¿#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔThe€trial€court€herein€applied€the€correct€statute€and€analysis€in€determining€whether€it€hadÐ ø$H # Ðjurisdiction€to€modify€the€prior€Louisiana€order.€€We€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€that€itÐ ä%4!$ Ðlacked€jurisdiction€to€modify€the€child€custody€decree€issued€by€Louisiana€granting€custody€of€G.B.Ð Ð& "% Ðto€Mother€because€Louisiana€has€continuing€exclusive€jurisdiction.Ô#†XYXXXYµ¿#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ ¼' #& ÐÌÓ  ÓII.€€Enforcement€of€Foreign€Child€Support€Decree€and€Establishment€of€ParentageÐ ”)ä$( Ðâ âÐ €*Ð%) ÐÓÑÁÓà  àIn€her€petition€to€register€and€enforce€the€foreign€custody€decree,€Mother€asked€the€TennesseeÐ ° Ðâ âtrial€court€to€award€her€a€judgment€for€unpaid€child€support€for€G.B.€and€a€judgment€for€unpaidÐ œì Ðalimony,€both€in€accordance€with€the€Louisiana€decree€awarding€such€support.€€She€also€asked€theÐ ˆØ Ðcourt€to€initiate€proceedings€to€establish€the€parentage€of€A.M.B.€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€UCCJEA€does€not€apply€to€child€support€or€parentage€proceedings.€€Instead,€MotherððsÐ L œ Ðattempts€to€enforce€the€child€support€and€alimony€obligations€established€by€the€Louisiana€court€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðto€establish€the€parentage€of€A.M.B.€are€governed€by€the€Uniform€Interstate€Family€Support€ActÐ $ t Ð(ð ðUIFSAðð),€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2001€et.€seq.€€The€€UIFSA€applies€to€all€proceedings€that€seek:Ð  ` Ðð ðregistration€of€an€order€for€spousal€support€or€child€support€of€another€state€for€enforcementðð€asÐ ü L  Ðwell€as€ð ðdetermination€of€parentage.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2301(a)€(3)€&€(6).€€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€Uniform€Interstate€Family€Support€Act,€in€its€section€entitled€ð ðProceedings€InvolvingÐ À  ÐTwo€or€More€States,ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€36„5„2203€to€„2206,€provides€the€requirements€for€thisÐ ¬ü  Ðstate€to€exercise€subject€matter€jurisdiction€where€Mother:€(1)€sought€to€enforce€a€support€orderÐ ˜è  Ðentered€by€a€court€of€another€state;€and€(2)€sought€to€establish€paternity€of€and€support€for€A.M.B.Ð „Ô  Ðwhere€similar€proceedings€had€been€begun€in€another€state.€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àThe€applicable€portions€of€the€UIFSA€are€consistent€with€similar€provisions€of€the€UCCJEAÐ H˜ Ðin€that€they€recognize€the€continuing,€exclusive€jurisdiction€of€the€court€which€enters€a€child€supportÐ 4„ Ðorder.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann€ðððð€36„5„2205€&€2206.€€In€particular,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2205(d)Ð  p Ðrequires€a€court€of€Tennessee€to€ð ðrecognize€the€continuing,€exclusive€jurisdiction€of€a€tribunal€ofÐ  \ Ðanother€state€which€has€issued€a€child„support€order€pursuant€to€parts€20„29€[Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððððÐ øH Ð36„5„2001€to€„2902]€or€a€law€similar€to€parts€20„29.ðð€€€Courts€of€this€state€may€not€modify€anÐ ä4 Ðexisting€spousal€support€order€issued€by€a€court€of€another€state€having€continuing,€exclusiveÐ Ð  Ðjurisdiction.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€36„5„2205€(d).€€A€Tennessee€court€may€not€modify€a€child€supportÐ ¼  Ðorder€from€another€state€unless€that€state€has€lost€its€continuing,€exclusive€jurisdiction€becauseÐ ¨ø Ðneither€parent€nor€the€child€still€resides€in€that€state€or€the€parties€consent€in€writing€for€another€stateÐ ”ä Ðto€assume€jurisdiction€to€modify.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2205;€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2205€cmt.Ô#†XYXXXYœÁ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYԀР€Ð ÐÌà  àHowever,€as€the€trial€court€affirmed€in€its€amendment€to€its€October€18,€2001€order,€MotherÐ X ¨ Ðdid€not€seek€modification€of€the€prior€Louisiana€court€orders€awarding€child€support€and€spousalÐ D!” Ðsupport.€€Rather,€she€sought€to€enforce€them.€€The€original€order€of€a€court€establishing€child€supportÐ 0"€  Ðremains€valid€and€enforceable,€and€ð ðThat€order€is€in€effect€not€only€in€the€issuing€State€and€thoseÐ #l! ÐStates€in€which€the€order€has€been€registered,€but€also€may€be€registered€and€enforced€in€additionalÐ $X" ÐStates€.€.€.€.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2205Ô#†XYXXXYŸÎ#Ô€cmtÔ‡XYXXXYÔ.€€The€procedure€for€registration€and€enforcementÐ ô$D # Ðof€foreign€orders€of€support€is€found€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€36„5„2601€to€„2608.€€Such€an€order€mayÐ à%0!$ Ðâ âbe€registered€for€enforcement€by€filing€the€order€to€be€enforced€with€a€court€in€this€state.€€Tenn.€CodeÐ Ì&"% ÐAnn.€ðð€36„5„2603.׃q×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú17Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Registration€in€the€responding€state€is€the€first€step€to€enforcement€by€a€courtÐ ° Ðof€that€state.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà8  àRegistration€should€be€employed€if€the€purpose€is€enforcement.€€AlthoughÐ tÄ Ðregistration€not€accompanied€by€a€request€for€affirmative€relief€is€not€prohibited,€theÐ `° ÐAct€does€not€contemplate€registration€as€serving€a€purpose€in€itself.€€ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2601€cmt.€€€While€the€trial€court€initially€reserved€judgment€on€the€issueÐ $ t Ðof€registration€of€the€previous€support€orders€from€Louisiana,€it€determined€that€it€could€not€enforceÐ  ` Ðthose€orders€because€it€lacked€personal€jurisdiction€over€Father.Ð ü L  ÐÌÔ#†XYXXXYÑ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔà  àFather€appeared€specially€below€to€contest€the€trial€courtððs€personal€jurisdiction€over€him,Ð Ô$  Ðand€the€trial€court€agreed€that€it€did€not€have€personal€jurisdiction€over€him€as€required€by€Ô#†XYXXXYŸÖ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔtheÐ À  ÐUIFSA,€specifically€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2201,€which€states:Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà8  àIn€a€proceeding€to€establish,€enforce,€or€modify€a€support€order€or€to€determineÐ „Ô  Ðparentage,€a€tribunal€of€this€state€may€exercise€personal€jurisdiction€over€aÐ pÀ Ðnonresident€individual€.€.€.€if:Ð\¬Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(1)€The€individual€is€personally€served€with€notice€within€this€state;Ð4„Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(2)€The€individual€submits€to€the€jurisdiction€of€this€state€by€consent,€by€entering€aÐ  p Ðgeneral€appearance,€or€by€filing€a€responsive€document€having€the€effect€of€waivingÐ  \ Ðany€contest€to€personal€jurisdiction;ÐøHÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(3)€The€individual€resided€with€the€child€in€this€state;Ðä4Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(4)€The€individual€resided€in€this€state€and€provided€prenatal€expenses€or€support€forÐ Ð  Ðthe€child;м Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(5)€The€child€resides€in€this€state€as€a€result€of€the€acts€or€directives€of€the€individual;ШøÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(6)€The€individual€engaged€in€sexual€intercourse€in€this€state€and€the€child€may€haveÐ ”ä Ðbeen€conceived€by€that€act€of€intercourse;ЀÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(7)€The€individual€asserted€parentage€in€the€putative€father€registry€maintained€in€thisÐ l¼ Ðstate€by€the€department€of€childrenððs€services;€orÐX ¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(8)€There€is€any€other€basis€consistent€with€the€constitutions€of€this€state€and€theÐ D!” ÐUnited€States€for€the€exercise€of€personal€jurisdiction.€Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€only€arguable€and€argued€basis€for€personal€jurisdiction€herein€is€subsection€(2)€of€theÐ $X" Ðstatute,€which€simply€reiterates€the€general€rule€that€Ô#†XYXXXY¿×#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔpersonal€jurisdiction€may€be€waived€by€aÐ ô$D # Ðdefendant.Ô#†XYXXXY¯ß#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€€òòLanders€v.€Jonesóó,€872€S.W.2d€674,€675€(Tenn.€1994)€(citing€òòBrown€v.€Brownóó,€155€Tenn.Ð à%0!$ Ð530,€296€S.€W.€356€(Tenn.€1927)).€€An€individual€waives€an€objection€to€lack€of€personal€jurisdiction€Ð Ì&"% Ðby€any€of€the€actions€listed€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2201(2).Ô#†XYXXXY8à#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ ¸'#& ÐÔ#†XYXXXY®á#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÌà  àInitially,€Father€chose€to€make€a€limited€appearance€solely€for€the€purpose€of€contestingÐ œì Ðjurisdiction€herein€and,€by€that€limited€appearance,€did€not€waive€personal€jurisdiction.€€Thus,€at€theÐ ˆØ Ðtime€of€the€trial€courtððs€ruling€on€October€18,€2001,€entered€October€19,€the€trial€court€correctlyÐ tÄ Ðconcluded€that€it€lacked€personal€jurisdiction€over€Father€because€ð ðthe€pleadings€establish€no€basisÐ `° Ðof€contact€with€the€State.ðð€€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àHowever,€Father€made€an€unlimited€appearance€by€filing€on€October€18,€2001€anÐ $ t Ðð ðEmergency€Motion€to€Recognize€Foreign€Custody€Order,ðð€wherein€Father€asked€the€trial€court€toÐ  ` Ðrecognize€and€enforce€the€July€2001€order€from€the€Louisiana€court€so€that€Father€could€gainÐ ü L  Ðphysical€custody€of€G.B.€€€That€emergency€motion€was€denied.€€Then,€on€November€14,€2001,€FatherÐ è 8  Ðfiled€a€Request€for€Registration€and€Enforcement€of€Foreign€Custody€Decree€in€which€he€againÐ Ô$  Ðsought€affirmative€relief.€€By€these€filings,€Father€submitted€himself€to€the€jurisdiction€of€theÐ À  ÐTennessee€trial€court€and€waived€any€objection€to€lack€of€personal€jurisdiction.€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àFather€asserts,€however,€that€his€filings€came€after€the€trial€court€had€determined€it€had€notÐ „Ô  Ðpersonal€jurisdiction€over€him.€€While€that€is€accurate,€that€order€was€not€final€at€the€time€of€FatherððsÐ pÀ Ðfilings.€€Mother€filed€her€notice€of€appeal€in€the€case€on€November€14,€the€same€day€that€Father€filedÐ \¬ Ðhis€petition.€€However,€the€trial€court€still€had€before€it€Motherððs€timely€filed€Motion€to€Alter€orÐ H˜ ÐAmend,€which€the€decided€by€order€entered€December€17,€2001.€€In€that€order,€the€trial€court,€atÐ 4„ ÐMotherððs€request,€certified€that€its€October€18€order€was€final,€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€54.02,Ð  p Ðas€to€all€issues€except€the€registration€of€the€earlier€orders€of€the€Louisiana€court.€€Thus,€the€courtððsÐ  \ Ðdecision€that€it€had€no€personal€jurisdiction€over€Father€was€final€on€December€17,€2001,€makingÐ øH ÐMotherððs€November€14€notice€of€appeal€premature.€€Pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€4(d),€a€prematurelyÐ ä4 Ðfiled€notice€of€appeal€will€be€treated€as€filed€after€the€entry€of€the€judgment€from€which€the€appealÐ Ð  Ðis€taken.€€Consequently,€Motherððs€notice€of€appeal€was€effective€December€17,€2001.€€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€had€subject€matter€jurisdiction€of€this€action€until€the€notice€of€appeal€wasÐ ”ä Ðeffective.€€Thus,€that€court€had€subject€matter€jurisdiction€when€Father€filed€the€pleadings€wherebyÐ €Ð Ðhe€submitted€himself€to€the€personal€jurisdiction€of€the€court.€€However,€Mother€never€brought€toÐ l¼ Ðthe€trial€courtððs€attention€the€fact€that€Father€had€submitted€himself€to€the€courtððs€jurisdiction€andÐ X ¨ Ðnever€raised€the€issue€of€the€courtððs€newly€gained€jurisdiction€over€Father.€€She€raises€that€issue€forÐ D!” Ðthe€first€time€on€appeal.€€Consequently,€Mother€has€waived€any€irregularity€in€the€trial€courtððs€failureÐ 0"€  Ðto€re„determine€the€issue€of€personal€jurisdiction€over€Father€after€the€trial€courtððs€October€18€rulingÐ #l! Ðentered€October€19,€2001.€€òòNorton€v.€McCaskillóó,€12€S.W.3d€789,€795€(Tenn.€2000);€òòLawrence€v.Ð $X" ÐStanfordóó,€655€S.W.2d€927,€929€(Tenn.€1983)€(noting,€ð ðIt€has€long€been€the€general€rule€thatÐ ô$D # Ðquestions€not€raised€in€the€trial€court€will€not€be€entertained€on€appeal€.€.€.€.ðð).€€Because€we€haveÐ à%0!$ Ðalready€determined€that€the€trial€court€correctly€decided€that€it€had€no€personal€jurisdiction€overÐ Ì&"% ÐFather€in€its€October€19,€2001€order,€we€affirm€that€decision€by€the€trial€court.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌÔ#†XYXXXYâ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔà  àWith€regard€to€Motherððs€request€that€the€trial€court€determine€the€parentage€of€A.M.B.€andÐ )à$( Ðestablish€support,€there€is€an€additional€subject€matter€jurisdiction€issue€because€there€was€alreadyÐ |*Ì%) Ðsuch€a€proceeding€pending€in€Louisiana€at€the€time€of€Motherððs€request.€€Father€had€filed€a€petitionÐ h+¸&* Ðto€disavow€paternity€in€Louisiana€on€September€16,€1997.€€Mother€had€filed€an€answer€to€thatÐ ° Ðpetition€on€October€9,€1997.€€Blood€tests€had€been€ordered,€but€Mother€had€never€appeared€withÐ œì ÐA.M.B.€for€this€testing.€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÔ#†XYXXXYò#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔ€36„5„2801€authorizes€courts€of€this€state€to€serve€as€either€an€initiatingÐ `° Ðor€responding€tribunal€in€a€proceeding€brought€under€the€Uniform€Interstate€Family€Support€Act€toÐ L œ Ðdetermine€parentage.€€As€the€official€comments€explain,€this€article€authorizes€a€ð ðpure€parentageððÐ 8 ˆ Ðaction€in€the€interstate€context,€but,€more€commonly,€such€a€action€also€seeks€to€establish€a€supportÐ $ t Ðorder€under€the€Act.€€Motherððs€petition€herein€requested€a€determination€of€€parentage€and€theÐ  ` Ðestablishment€of€an€order€for€the€support€of€A.M.B.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„5„2204€governs€simultaneous€proceedings€to€establish€a€support€order.€Ð Ô$  ÐIt€provides€that€a€court€of€this€state€may€exercise€jurisdiction€to€establish€a€support€order€if€theÐ À  Ðpetition€filed€in€this€state€after€a€pleading€is€filed€in€another€state€only€if:€(1)€this€stateððs€proceedingÐ ¬ü  Ðis€filed€prior€to€the€expiration€of€the€time€allowed€to€respond€to€the€pleading€filed€in€the€other€state;Ð ˜è  Ðand€(2)€the€contesting€party€challenges€the€other€stateððs€jurisdiction.€€The€facts€herein€do€not€establishÐ „Ô  Ðsubject€matter€jurisdiction€in€this€state.€€The€proceeding€filed€herein€by€Mother€was€not€within€theÐ pÀ Ðtime€for€her€to€answer€Fatherððs€petition€in€Louisiana;€she€answered€that€petition;€she€did€not€contestÐ \¬ Ðthe€jurisdiction€of€the€Louisiana€court.€€In€fact,€she€was€living€in€Louisiana€at€that€time€and€for€twoÐ H˜ Ðyears€thereafter.Ô#†XYXXXYkõ#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ 4„ ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€we€hold€that€the€trial€court€correctly€determined€that€it€lacked€personalÐ  \ Ðjurisdiction€to€enforce€the€support€order€entered€previously€by€the€Louisiana€court€and€also€hold€thatÐ øH Ðthe€trial€court€lacked€subject€matter€jurisdiction€over€the€request€to€establish€parentage€of€and€supportÐ ä4 Ðfor€A.M.B.Ð Ð  ÐÌà@  ìàIII.€€Registration€and€Enforcement€of€a€Foreign€Custody€DecreeˆÐ ¨ø ÐÌà  àAfter€the€trial€court€ruled€on€Motherððs€requests€for€relief,€reserving€the€question€ofÐ €Ð Ðregistration€of€the€earlier€Louisiana€order€establishing€support,€Father€filed€a€petition€with€theÐ l¼ ÐTennessee€trial€court€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„229€seeking€the€registration€andÐ X ¨ Ðenforcement€of€the€child€custody€order€from€Louisiana€entered€July€19,€2001,€awarding€custody€ofÐ D!” ÐG.B.€to€Father.€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àIn€that€petition,€Father€provided€his€current€address€and€alleged:€(1)€that€he€is€a€citizen€andÐ $X" Ðresident€of€Louisiana€entitled€to€custody€of€G.B.;€(2)€that€Mother€is€a€citizen€and€resident€ofÐ ô$D # ÐTennessee€and€has€had€custody€of€G.B.;€and€(3)€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„229(b)(1)€provides€thatÐ à%0!$ ÐTennessee€should€cause€the€Louisiana€custody€determination€to€be€filed€in€Tennessee€as€a€foreignÐ Ì&"% Ðjudgment.€€The€trial€court€considered€the€petition€and€agreed€with€Father,€but€chose€to€stayÐ ¸'#& Ðenforcement€of€the€Louisiana€judgment€granting€Father€custody€of€G.B.€pending€the€disposition€ofÐ ¤(ô#' ÐMotherððs€Louisiana€appeal€of€that€decision.€€After€her€appeal€was€dismissed€by€the€Louisiana€court,Ð )à$( Ðthe€Tennessee€trial€court€registered€and€enforced€the€Louisiana€order.€€Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àÔ#†XYXXXY9ü#ÔÔ‡XYXXXYÔÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„227€governs€recognition€and€enforcement€of€foreign€decrees.€€ItÐ ° Ðstates:Ð œì ÐÌà8  à(a)€A€court€of€this€state€shall€recognize€and€enforce€a€child„custody€determination€ofÐ tÄ Ða€court€of€another€state€if€the€latter€court€exercised€jurisdiction€in€substantialÐ `° Ðconformity€with€this€part,€or€the€determination€was€made€under€factual€circumstancesÐ L œ Ðmeeting€the€jurisdictional€standards€of€this€part€and€the€determination€has€not€beenÐ 8 ˆ Ðmodified€in€accordance€with€this€part.€Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à(b)€A€court€of€this€state€may€utilize€any€remedy€available€under€other€law€of€this€stateÐ ü L  Ðto€enforce€a€child„custody€determination€made€by€a€court€of€another€state.€€TheÐ è 8  Ðremedies€provided€in€this€part€are€cumulative€and€do€not€affect€the€availability€ofÐ Ô$  Ðother€remedies€to€enforce€a€child„custody€determination.ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€official€comments€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„227€instruct€us€that€this€section€of€theÐ ˜è  ÐUCCJEA€is€based€on€and€retains€the€language€of€the€UCCJA€regarding€the€basic€duty€to€enforce.€Ð „Ô  ÐWe€have€previously€determined€that€Louisiana€had€continuing€exclusive€jurisdiction€over€the€custodyÐ pÀ Ðmatters€in€regards€to€G.B.;€consequently,€the€Louisiana€court€had€jurisdiction€to€modify€its€ownÐ \¬ Ðdecree€which€first€gave€custody€of€G.B.€to€Mother€as€a€result€of€the€divorce€in€1997.€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€issues€raised€in€this€appeal€are€not€addressed€to€jurisdictional€deficiencies.€€Instead,Ð  p ÐMother€alleges€that€Fatherððs€petition€failed€to€meet€certain€procedural€requirements.€€In€order€toÐ  \ Ðregister€a€child€custody€determination€issued€by€a€court€of€another€state,€with€or€without€a€requestÐ øH Ðfor€enforcement,€a€petitioner€must€submit:Ð ä4 ÐÌà8  à(1)€A€letter€or€other€document€requesting€registration;м Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(2)€Two€(2)€copies,€including€one€(1)€certified€copy,€of€the€determination€sought€toÐ ¨ø Ðbe€registered,€and€a€statement€under€penalty€of€perjury€that€to€the€best€of€theÐ ”ä Ðknowledge€and€belief€of€the€person€seeking€registration€the€order€has€not€beenÐ €Ð Ðmodified;€and€.€.€.€.Ðl¼Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„229.Ð D!” ÐÌà  àOnce€the€foreign€decree€is€registered,€a€petitioner€can€seek€enforcement€of€the€foreign€orderÐ #l! Ðby€using€the€procedure€established€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„232,€which€states,€in€pertinent€part:Ð $X" ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XYXXXY3#Ô(a)ð  ð€A€petition€under€this€part€must€be€verified.€€Certified€copies€of€all€orders€soughtÐ à%0!$ Ðto€be€enforced€and€of€any€order€confirming€registration€must€be€attached€to€theÐ Ì&"% Ðpetition.€A€copy€of€a€certified€copy€of€an€order€may€be€attached€instead€of€theÐ ¸'#& Ðoriginal.€Ð¤(ô#'Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(b)€A€petition€for€enforcement€of€a€child„custody€determination€must€state:Ð)à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(1)€Whether€the€court€that€issued€the€determination€identified€the€jurisdictional€basisÐ |*Ì%) Ðit€relied€upon€in€exercising€jurisdiction€and,€if€so,€what€the€basis€was;€Ðh+¸&*Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(2)€Whether€the€determination€for€which€enforcement€is€sought€has€been€vacated,Ð ° Ðstayed,€or€modified€by€a€court€whose€decision€must€be€enforced€under€this€part€and,Ð œì Ðif€so,€identify€the€court,€the€case€number,€and€the€nature€of€the€proceeding;€ÐˆØÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(3)€Whether€any€proceeding€has€been€commenced€that€could€affect€the€currentÐ tÄ Ðproceeding,€including€proceedings€relating€to€domestic€violence,€protective€orders,Ð `° Ðtermination€of€parental€rights,€and€adoptions€and,€if€so,€identify€the€court,€the€caseÐ L œ Ðnumber,€and€the€nature€of€the€proceeding;€Ð8 ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(4)€The€present€physical€address€of€the€child€and€the€respondent,€if€known;€Ð$ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  à(5)€Whether€relief€in€addition€to€the€immediate€physical€custody€of€the€child€andÐ  ` Ðattorney's€fees€is€sought,€including€a€request€for€assistance€from€law€enforcementÐ ü L  Ðofficials€and,€if€so,€the€relief€sought;€and€(6)€If€the€child€custody€determination€hasÐ è 8  Ðbeen€registered€and€confirmed€under€ðð€€36„6„229,€the€date€and€place€of€registration.€ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àFather€filed€a€petition€seeking€registration€and€enforcement€and€sent€a€certified€copy€of€theÐ ¬ü  ÐLouisiana€decree€in€accordance€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„229.€€However,€the€petition€filed€byÐ ˜è  ÐFather€contained€a€statement€under€penalty€of€perjury€signed€by€his€attorney€stating€that€ð ðto€the€bestÐ „Ô  Ðof€his€knowledge€and€belief€the€Louisiana€decree€had€not€been€modified,€vacated,€or€stayed€by€aÐ pÀ Ðcourt€having€jurisdiction€to€do€so.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„229€clearly€requires€the€statement€toÐ \¬ Ðbe€signed€by€the€ð ðperson€seeking€registration.ðð€€Mother€argues€that€the€certification€by€the€attorneyÐ H˜ Ðrather€than€by€Father€did€not€comply€with€the€statutory€requirements.€€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€recognized€that€Fatherððs€petition€ð ðfails€to€comply€with€the€[Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð  \ Ððð€36„6„229]€provision,ðð€€but€by€the€time€of€the€courtððs€ruling,€it€had€received€a€certified€copy€of€theÐ øH Ðentire€Louisiana€trial€court€record.€€Therefore,€the€trial€court€stated€that,€based€on€that€record€it€was€Ð ä4 Ðð ðconfident€of€the€status€of€the€continued€Louisiana€litigationðð€and€granted€Fatherððs€petition€to€registerÐ Ð  Ðand€enforce€the€final€decree€of€Louisiana€awarding€Father€custody€of€G.B.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àWe€agree€with€the€trial€court.€€By€the€time€the€court€registered€the€final€Louisiana€order€andÐ ”ä Ðenforced€it,€the€court€was€fully€aware€of€the€entire€proceeding€in€Louisiana.€€The€purpose€of€theÐ €Ð Ðrequirements€for€the€petition€is€to€provide€the€trial€court€with€as€much€information€as€possible.€€Tenn.Ð l¼ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€36„6„232€cmt.€€The€trial€court€herein€had€all€the€information€available€by€the€time€itÐ X ¨ Ðmade€its€final€ruling€on€Fatherððs€petition.€€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àOn€November€14,€2001,€Father€filed€a€petition€to€register€and€enforce€a€Louisiana€orderÐ #l! Ðwhich€had€been€in€effect€since€July€19,€2001.€€Meanwhile,€on€November€9,€2001,€Mother€had€filedÐ $X" Ðin€Louisiana€a€motion€to€appeal€the€July€19€order,€and€that€motion€was€granted€on€January€9,€2002.€Ð ô$D # ÐThe€Tennessee€trial€court€was€informed€of€these€actions,€and€stayed€enforcement€of€the€July€19€orderÐ à%0!$ Ðpending€resolution€of€Motherððs€appeal.€€Consequently,€Mother€was€not€prejudiced€in€any€way€by€theÐ Ì&"% Ðfailure€of€Fatherððs€petition€to€mention€her€request€for€permission€to€appeal.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌÔ‡XYXXXYÔà  àMother€also€argues€that€Fatherððs€petition€was€deficient€in€that€it€did€not€state€the€LouisianaÐ )à$( Ðcourtððs€basis€for€jurisdiction.€€The€trial€court€had€determined,€and€this€court€has€affirmed€thatÐ |*Ì%) Ðdetermination,€that€the€Louisiana€court€had€continuing,€exclusive€jurisdiction€with€regard€toÐ h+¸&* Ðmodification€of€its€earlier€custody€order.€€Therefore,€we€find€no€basis€for€reversal€simply€because€theÐ ° Ðpetition€may€have€failed€to€state€whether€the€Louisiana€courtððs€order€set€forth€its€jurisdictional€basisÐ œì Ðand€the€nature€of€that€basis.€€Subject€matter€jurisdiction€over€the€custody€order€had€been€one€of€theÐ ˆØ Ðprimary€issues€litigated€in€this€action€below.€€€Ð tÄ ÐÔ#†XYXXXY"#ÔòòóóÔ‡XYXXXYÔÌÓ  ÓIV.€€Conclusionò òòòÐ L œ ÐÌÓ¡%Óó óóóà  àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€MotherððsÐ $ t Ðpetition€in€its€entirety€and€granting€Fatherððs€petition€to€register€and€enforce€the€July€2001€custodyÐ  ` Ðdecree€of€the€Louisiana€trial€court.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€appellant,€Christina€Cliburn,Ð ü L  Ðfor€which€execution€may€issue,€if€necessary.òòò òÐ è 8  Ðó óóóÔ#†XYXXXY%#ÔÌòòóóÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ˜è  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL,€JUDGEÐ „Ô  Ð