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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  Ý›Ò  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑœÓ  ÓÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›Þ ÞÌIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌAT€JACKSON̜ـ*ÙßR€$%#A1-j|oþ0` Å `€€@ÿRß›ÌMARCH€1997€SESSIONÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà à€€APPELLEE,à à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€02„C„01„9609„CC„00314Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àGibson€CountyÌv.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àDick€Jerman,€Jr.,€JudgeÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à(Custodial€Interference)ÌBARRI€GEORGE€(GREEN)à àà à)ÌAND€CHARLIE€GREEN,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àAPPELLANTS.à à)ÌÌÌÌFOR€THE€APPELLANTS:à àà àà àà àFOR€THE€APPELLEE:ÌÌBobby€A.€McGeeà àà àà àà àà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌAttorney€at€Lawà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌP.O.€Box€327à àà àà àà àà à500€Charlotte€AvenueÌLinden,€TN€37096à àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0497ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDeborah€A.€TullisÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àClayburn€L.€PeeplesÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à109€East€First€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àTrenton,€TN€38382ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àTheodore€H.€NeumannÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à109€East€First€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àTrenton,€TN€38382ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________________ÌÌÌREVERSED€AND€DISMISSEDÌÌÌJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÑ7€DzXXdæXXdæ7ÑØØÙ  ÙÔ€„ÔÓ  Óò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÌÓ  ÓÔ€XÔÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€appellants,€Barri€George€(Green)€and€Charlie€Green€(defendants),€enteredÏpleas€of€guilty€to€the€offense€of€custodial€interference,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor.€€TwoÏissues€have€been€certified€for€review€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Rules€of€AppellateÏProcedure€3(b)€and€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure€37(b)(2)(iv):ÌÓÓÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ X ÒÒ ¸ ÒÒ  Ò1.€Whether€the€temporary€restraining€order€issued€by€theÏChancery€Court€of€Gibson€County€on€9„15„95€atÏapproximately€12:00€noon€is€void€or€voidable?ÌÌ2.€€Whether€or€not€at€the€time€the€temporary€restrainingÏorder€was€issued€by€[the]€Gibson€County€Chancery€Court,Ïthe€Gibson€County€Juvenile€Court€still€retained€exclusiveÏjurisdiction€over€the€custody€of€Samantha€George?ÌÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÓÓà àThe€defendants€contend€the€Chancery€Court€of€Gibson€County€did€not€haveÏjurisdiction€to€issue€the€temporary€restraining€order€(TRO)€which€they€allegedlyÍviolated.€€They€argue€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Gibson€County€had€exclusive€jurisdictionÏafter€the€filing€of€a€petition€for€dependency€and€neglect€and€the€adjudication€of€theÏpetition€on€the€merits.€€The€State€of€Tennessee€contends€the€defendants€did€not€violateÏthe€TRO€because€the€TRO€in€question€expired€fifteen€days€after€it€was€issued.€€Tenn.€R.ÏCiv.€P.€65.03(5).€€However,€the€state€argues€the€certified€issues€raised€by€theÏdefendants€are€moot€given€the€fact€they€did€not€violate€the€restraining€order.Ìà àAfter€a€thorough€review€of€the€record,€the€briefs€of€the€parties,€and€the€lawÏgoverning€the€certified€issues,€it€is€the€opinion€of€this€Court€the€defendantsðð€convictionsÏand€sentences€must€be€set€aside€and€the€prosecution€against€them€dismissed.€€TheÏChancery€Court€of€Gibson€County€did€not€have€jurisdiction€in€this€case€and,€thus,€theÏTRO€issued€by€the€court€was€null€and€void.Ìò òÓ  ÓI.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àTemporary€restraining€orders€in€civil€cases€are€governed€by€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€Rule€65.03(5)€states:ÌÓÓÒ ¸ ÒÒ X ÒÒ ¸ ÒÒ  ÒBinding€Effect€and€Duration.€€A€restraining€order€becomesÏeffective€and€binding€on€the€party€to€be€restrained€at€theÏtime€of€service€or€when€the€party€is€informed€of€the€order,Ïwhichever€is€earlier.€€Every€temporary€restraining€orderÏgranted€without€notice€shall€expire€by€its€terms€within€suchÏtime€after€entry,€not€to€exceed€fifteen€days,€as€the€CourtÏfixes,€unless€within€the€time€so€fixed€the€order,€for€goodÏcause€shown,€is€extended€for€a€like€period,€or€unless€theÏparty€against€whom€the€order€is€directed€consents€that€itÏmay€be€extended€for€a€longer€period.€€The€reasons€for€theÏextension€shall€be€entered€of€record.ÌÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÓÓThis€portion€of€the€rule€is€subject€to€exceptions.€€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€ProcedureÍ65.07€provides:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ X ÒÒ ¸ ÒÒ  ÒÓÓExceptions.€The€provisions€of€this€Rule€shall€be€subject€toÏany€contrary€statutory€provisions€governing€restrainingÏorders€or€injunctions.€€In€domestic€relations€cases,Ïrestraining€orders€or€injunctions€may€be€issued€upon€suchÏterms€and€conditions€and€remain€in€force€for€such€time€asÏshall€seem€just€and€proper€to€the€judge€to€whom€applicationÏtherefor€is€made,€and€the€provisions€of€this€Rule€shall€beÏfollowed€only€insofar€as€deemed€appropriate€by€such€judge.ÌÌÌÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÓÓà àThe€TRO€in€question€was€issued€in€a€domestic€relations€case.€€It€was€theÏcontinuation€of€the€initial€divorce€and€custody€litigation.€€The€specific€purpose€of€theÏpleadings€filed€by€Lanny€Dean€George,€the€former€husband€of€Barri€George€Green,Ïwas€the€custody€of€the€coupleððs€minor€child.€€Thus,€the€TRO€was€in€effect€when€theÏdefendants€committed€the€offense€in€question.€€The€TRO€issued€by€the€chancellor€onÏSeptember€15,€1995,€states€it€is€to€remain€in€effect€ð ðpending€a€final€hearing€in€thisÏcause.ðð€€The€parties€agree€no€hearing€had€been€held€in€the€chancery€court€prior€to€theÏcommission€of€the€offense€in€question.€€Since€the€offense€occurred€in€December€ofÏ1995,€the€TRO€was€still€in€effect€pursuant€to€the€domestic€relations€exception€containedÏin€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€65.07€if€the€TRO€was€valid.€€In€short,€the€stateððs€contention€that€theÏTRO€had€expired€ignores€the€exception€in€Rule€65.07€regarding€the€domestic€relationsÏexception€to€the€time€constraints€set€forth€in€Rule€65.05.Ìà àThe€question€this€Court€must€now€determine€is€whether€the€chancellor€hadÏjurisdiction€to€issue€a€TRO€in€this€case€after€the€filing€and€adjudication€in€juvenile€courtÏof€a€petition€for€€dependency€and€neglect€concerning€the€coupleððs€child.ÌÌò òÓ  ÓII.ó óÌÓ  ÓÌà àThe€record€reflects€Lanny€Dean€George€and€the€defendant,€Barri€Jo€GeorgeÏœGreen,€litigated›€the€dissolution€of€their€marriage,€the€custody€of€their€child,€and€theÏdistribution€of€the€marital€assets€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Gibson€County.€ÏSubsequently,€a€decree€was€entered€dissolving€the€marriage,€awarding€the€defendantÏcustody€of€the€minor€child,€and€distributing€the€marital€assets.Ìà àIn€1993,€Lanny€Dean€George€obtained€a€TRO€which€placed€the€child€inÏprotective€custody.€€Shortly€thereafter,€a€petition€to€declare€the€child€dependent€andÏneglected€was€filed€in€the€Gibson€County€juvenile€court.€€The€juvenile€court€grantedÏthe€Department€of€Human€Services€legal€custody€of€the€child.€€However,€the€judgeÏawarded€Lanny€Dean€George€physical€custody€of€his€daughter€pending€finalÏresolution€of€the€petition.Ìà àOn€May€8,€1995,€the€juvenile€court€judge€heard€evidence€and€decided€the€childÏwas€dependent€and€neglected€within€the€meaning€of€the€statute.€€On€September€11,Ï1995,€the€juvenile€court€entered€an€order€granting€custody€of€the€child€to€theÏdefendant,€Barri€Jo€George€Green.€€The€judge€further€ordered€that€Lanny€DeanÏGeorge€would€have€the€same€visitation€rights€granted€by€the€chancellor.Ìà àGeorge,€aggrieved€that€he€did€not€receive€custody€of€his€daughter,€filed€aÏmotion€€to€(a)€stay€the€judgment€of€the€juvenile€court€and€(b)€modify€the€judgment€of€theÏjuvenile€court€on€September€15,€1995.€€He€also€filed€a€petition€for€change€of€custodyÏand€sought€the€granting€of€the€TRO€which€the€defendants€were€accused€of€laterÏviolating.€€The€TRO€was€issued€September€15,€1995€shortly€after€the€petition€was€filed.Ìà àA€juvenile€court€has€exclusive€original€jurisdiction€of€proceedings€ð ðin€which€aÍchild€is€alleged€to€be.€.€.dependent€and€neglected.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€€ðð€37„1„103(a)(1).€€Once€the€juvenile€court€has€assumed€jurisdiction€in€such€matters,€theÏjuvenile€courtððs€ð ðjurisdiction€€[in€dependent€and€neglect€cases]€shall€continue€until€[theÏchild]€reaches€the€age€of€eighteen€(18).ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€€ðð€37„1„103(c).€€Thus,€theÏappellate€courts€have€held€that€neither€a€chancery€court€nor€a€circuit€court€hasÏjurisdiction€to€enter€a€decree€or€judgment€regarding€custody€of€a€minor€child€after€aÏpetition€to€declare€the€child€in€question€dependent€and€neglected€has€been€filed€in€theÏjuvenile€court€or€after€the€juvenile€court€has€found€the€child€to€be€dependent€andÏneglected€and€awarded€custody€of€the€child.€€òòSeeóó€òòKidd€v.€State€ex€rel.€Mooreóó,€207ÏTenn.€244,€338€S.W.2d€621€(1960);€òòArnold€v.€Gouvitsaóó,€735€S.W.2d€œ452›€(Tenn.€Ct.ÏApp.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.1987);€òòDepartment€of€Human€Serv.€v.€Gouvitsaóó,€735ÏS.W.2d€452€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.),€òòperóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1987);€òòMarmino€v.€Marminoóó,€34ÏTenn.€App.€352,€238€S.W.2d€105€(1950),€òòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1951).Ìà àThe€juvenile€court€attempted€to€transfer€the€proceedings€to€the€chancery€courtÏafter€adjudicating€the€child€was€dependent€and€neglected.€€The€appellate€courts€haveÏheld€jurisdiction€cannot€be€conferred€to€a€chancery€court€or€circuit€court€òòsuaóó€òòsponteóó€orÏby€consent€of€the€parties.€€òòHicks€v.€Hicksóó,€Sumner€County€No.€01„A„01„9309„CH„00417€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.,€Nashville,€March€30,€1994);€òòSimpkins€v.€Greeróó,€CheathamÏCounty€No.€01„A„01„9202„CH„00060€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.,€Nashville,€January€29,€1993).Ìà àIn€the€context€of€this€case,€the€chancellor€did€not€have€jurisdiction€to€adjudicateÏthe€merits€of€the€petition€for€a€change€of€custody€since€this€issue€had€been€adjudicatedÏby€the€juvenile€court€in€the€dependent€and€neglect€proceedings.€€Consequently,€theÏTRO€which€was€issued€based€on€the€strength€of€the€petition€for€change€of€custody€wasÍvoid.€€òòDepartment€of€Human€Serv.€v.€Gouvitsaóó,€735€S.W.2d€at€457.€€It€follows€theÏdefendants€could€not€be€convicted€of€custodial€interference€of€the€TRO€issued€by€theÏchancellor.Ìà àThe€convictions€of€the€defendants€and€their€respective€sentences€must€be€setÏaside.€€The€prosecution€against€the€defendants€is€dismissed.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€JOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGE€ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ______________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€GARY€R.€WADE,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌ______________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€CURWOOD€WITT,€JUDGE€