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"Ý ƒRl$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô iò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔWe€are€informed€by€counsel€for€Robbie€Whitehead€in€oral€argument€that€the€reason€for€this€action€by€DebraÐ ° ÐWhitehead€was€that€she€intended,€after€the€Alabama€decree€was€enrolled€in€Tennessee,€to€file€a€Petition€to€have€theÐ tÄ ÐTennessee€Court€modify€the€visitation€arrangement€for€Robbie€Whitehead.€€The€record€before€this€Court€disclosesÐ 8ˆ Ðnothing€of€this€character.(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó qÝ ƒRl$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô iò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔAlso€exemplified€by€the€Alabama€court€and€filed€with€the€August€19,€2004,€Petition€by€Robbie€Whitehead€areÐ ° Ðthe€previous€orders€of€the€Alabama€Juvenile€Court€from€which€the€history€of€the€Alabama€litigation€has€been€gleaned. Ý ƒRl$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô iò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€order€reflecting€this€hearing€before€Judge€Green€was€actually€signed€by€Judge€Green€and€entered€onÐ ° ÐOctober€18,€2004. dÝ ƒRl$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô iò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€Tennessee€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€has€not€appealed,€and€on€May€11,€2005,€DCS€filed€a€NoticeÐ ° Ðwith€this€Court€that€the€issues€raised€on€appeal€did€not€directly€involve€the€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€and€thatÐ tÄ Ðno€brief€or€argument€would€be€presented€by€the€Department.€€Ô‡ ô iòòô iÔThe€Final€Order€of€the€Juvenile€Court€did€not€adjudicateÐ 8ˆ Ðthe€dependent€and€neglected€child€issues€presented€by€the€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services,€but€instead€allowed€theÐ üL ÐDepartment€to€proceed€on€its€petition€in€the€Juvenile€Court.Ô‡ XSUXò ô iÔÔ#†XSUXX XSUË#ÔÔ#†ô iòXXSUÿ#Ô Ý ƒRl$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô iò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔAdded€to€these€bases€is€Temporary€Emergency€Jurisdiction€provided€by€Ô_ÔTenn.CodeÔ_Ô€Ann.€ðð€36„6„219.0AAÿÿ.NormalÓ  ÓÓ5+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ 5ÓÓ5+° 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XSUXXXSUÔThis€appeal€involves€the€decision€of€the€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,€Juvenile€Court€to€decline€toÐ xÈ  Ðexercise€jurisdiction,€other€than€temporary€emergency€jurisdiction,€in€a€child€custody€case€under€theÐ d´ ÐUniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€and€Enforcement€Act.€€The€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€Ð P  Ðaffirmed.Ð <Œ Ðò òó óÔ#†XSUXX XSU #ÔÔ#†¼a»XXSU±#ÔÔ‡XSUX»¼aÔÓÿÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Juvenile€Court€Affirmedó óÐ d ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼a»àXSUõ#ÔÔ‡XSUX.¼aÔWilliam€B.€Cain,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòPatricia€J.€Cottrellóó€and€òòFrankÐ ì< ÐG.€Clement,€Jr.,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð Ø( ÐÌL.R.€DeMarco,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Debra€Whitehead.Ð ° ÐÌMike€J.€Urquhart,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€William€C.€Spann.Ð ˆØ ÐÌStephen€S.€Ogle,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellee,€Robbie€Whitehead.Ð `° ÐÓ’ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼a»XXSUÁ#ÔÔ‡XSUX»¼aÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼a»XXSUö #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XSUX»¼aÔÔ‡ XSUXXXSUÔà  àThis€appeal€is€before€the€Court€on€the€technical€record€only€(Tenn.R.App.P.€Rule€24(a)Ð #`" Ðrecord)€as€we€are€favored€with€neither€a€transcript€of€the€evidence€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Rule€ofÐ ü#L# ÐAppellate€Procedure€24(b)€nor€a€Statement€of€the€Evidence€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Rule€of€AppellateÐ è$8 $ ÐProcedure€24(c).€€To€the€extent€that€resolution€of€the€issues€on€appeal€depend€on€factualÐ Ô%$!% Ðdeterminations,€the€lack€of€a€transcript€or€Statement€of€the€Evidence€is€essentially€fatal€to€the€partyÐ À&"& Ðhaving€the€burden€on€appeal.€€òòSherrod€v.€Wixóó,€849€S.W.2d€780,€783€(Tenn.Ct.App.1992).€€It€is€theÐ ¬'ü"' Ðduty€of€the€appellant€to€prepare€a€record€which€conveys€a€fair,€accurate€and€complete€account€of€whatÐ ˜(è#( Ðhas€transpired€in€the€trial€court€with€respect€to€the€issues€that€form€the€basis€of€the€appeal.€€òòState€v.Ð „)Ô$) ÐBolingóó,€840€S.W.2d€944,€951€(Tenn.Ct.Crim.App.1992).€€Mere€statements€of€counsel,€which€are€notÐ p*À%* Ðappropriate€proffers€or€not€effectively€taken€as€true€by€the€parties,€cannot€establish€what€occurred€inÐ \+¬&+ Ðthe€trial€court€unless€supported€by€evidence€in€the€record.€€òòState€v.€Thompsonóó,€832€S.W.2d€577,€579Ð H,˜', Ð(Tenn.Ct.Crim.App.1991).Ð 4-„(- ÐÐ  .p).ý Ðà  àLaboring€under€such€limitations,€we€will€address€the€issues€based€upon€the€record€that€isÐ ° Ðbefore€us€without€consideration€of€extraneous€assertions€made€in€brief€and€at€oral€argument€whichÐ œì Ðare€not€supported€by€the€record.€€A€chronological€history€of€this€litigation,€both€in€Alabama€and€inÐ ˆØ ÐTennessee,€is€essential€to€an€understanding€of€the€issues€in€this€case,€and€such€chronological€history,Ð tÄ Ðas€is€shown€by€this€record,€establishes€that€the€minor€child,€B.N.W.,€was€born€to€Mark€WhiteheadÐ `° Ð(ð ðFatherðð)€and€Debra€Whitehead€(ð ðMotherðð)€on€December€28,€1998.€€The€Whiteheads€and€B.N.W.Ð L œ Ðresided€on€the€property€of€the€paternal€grandparents,€Milton€Whitehead€(ð ðGrandfatherðð)€and€RobbieÐ 8 ˆ ÐWhitehead€(ð ðGrandmotherðð).Ð $ t ÐÌà  àThe€first€order€in€the€record€was€issued€by€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Lauderdale€County,Ð ü L  ÐAlabama,€on€February€15,€2001,€following€a€pre„trial€hearing€on€February€13,€2001.€€This€OrderÐ è 8  Ðprovides€in€pertinent€part:Ð Ô$  ÐÌà8  àà ` àAll€parties€to€this€action€had€been€previously€served.€€None€of€theÐ ¬ü  ÐRespondents€had€filed€an€Answer€or€otherwise€responded€to€the€Petition.€€At€the€timeÐ ˜è  Ðset€for€pre„trial€hearing,€neither€of€the€Respondents,€Debra€Whitehead€nor€MarkÐ „Ô  ÐWhitehead€appeared.€€The€Court€understands€that€Mark€Whitehead€is€presentlyÐ pÀ Ðincarcerated€in€the€Lauderdale€County€Detention€Center.€€The€Court€understands€thatÐ \¬ Ðthe€Guardian€ad€litem,€Heath€Trousdale€had€sent€letters€to€the€parents€requesting€theyÐ H˜ Ðcontact€him€to€discuss€the€matters€alleged€in€the€Petition,€however,€neither€parent€hadÐ 4„ Ðcontacted€him€prior€to€the€pre„trial€hearing.Ð pÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€Petitioners,€Milton€and€Robbie€Whitehead€appeared€at€the€time€set€forÐ øH Ðpre„trial€hearing€and€advised€the€Court€that€they€understood€that€neither€the€MotherÐ ä4 Ðnor€the€Father€intended€to€contest€the€custody€of€the€minor€children€being€placed€withÐ Ð  Ðthem.€€The€Court€assumes€this€to€be€true€as€neither€parent€filed€a€response€to€theÐ ¼  ÐPetition€filed€by€the€Petitioners.€€Based€upon€this,€the€Court€ORDERS,€ADJUDGESÐ ¨ø Ðand€DECREES€as€follows:ДäÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à1.€€Custody€of€the€minor€children,€[D.R.W.],€[D.P.W.]€and€[B.N.W.]€areÐ l¼ Ðhereby€vested€in€the€paternal€grandparents,€Milton€Whitehead€and€RobbieÐ X ¨ ÐWhitehead.€€The€paternal€grandparents€shall€have€the€full€custody€of€said€childrenÐ D!” Ðand€are€hereby€authorized€and€directed€to€act€in€any€way€necessary€to€effectuate€theÐ 0"€  Ðbest€interest€of€said€children.Ð#l!Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.€€The€Mother€is€directed€to€prepare€an€Affidavit€of€Income€and€file€it€withÐ ô$D # Ðthe€Court€for€purposes€of€entering€an€Order€regarding€child€support€within€fourteenÐ à%0!$ Ð(14)€days€from€the€date€of€this€order.€€The€Father,€who€is€presently€incarcerated€in€theÐ Ì&"% ÐLauderdale€County€Detention€Facility€shall€file€an€Affidavit€of€Income€with€the€CourtÐ ¸'#& Ðno€later€than€fourteen€(14)€days€from€the€date€of€his€release€from€the€LauderdaleÐ ¤(ô#' ÐCounty€Detention€Facility.€€Child€support€will€be€based€upon€the€incomes€of€theÐ )à$( Ðparties€and€in€accord€with€a€ARJA€32.Ð|*Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðâ âÐ h+¸&* Ðà8  àà ` à3.€€The€Court€understands€from€the€Petitioners€that€there€have€been€severalÐ ° Ðâ âinstances€of€domestic€violence€between€the€Respondents.€€Based€upon€that,€visitationÐ œì Ðshall€be€at€the€discretion€of€the€Petitioners,€Milton€Whitehead€and€Robbie€Whitehead.ЈØÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à4.€€The€parents€shall€cooperate€in€seeing€that€any€items€of€personalty€in€theÐ `° Ðpossession€of€either€Respondent€which€belongs€to€the€minor€children€is€promptlyÐ L œ Ðprovided€to€the€Petitioners€for€the€use€and€benefit€of€the€minor€children.Ð8 ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à5.€€The€Court€further€understands€that€there€have€been€certain€problems€with€Ð  ` Ðregard€to€substance€abuse€by€the€Respondents.€€The€Court€reiterates€its€directive€toÐ ü L  Ðthe€Mother€and€Father€that€they€attend€counseling€sessions€as€directed€by€Riverbend.€Ð è 8  ÐIf€the€parents€comply€with€this,€the€Court€will€consider€expanding€the€visitation€rightsÐ Ô$  Ðof€the€parents€upon€proper€application€to€the€Court.ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAdditional€history€is€gleaned€from€an€Order€entered€by€the€Juvenile€Court€of€LauderdaleÐ ˜è  ÐCounty,€Alabama,€on€August€19,€2003,€which€provides€in€relevant€part:Ð „Ô  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€matter€was€set€for€hearing€on€July€15,€2003.€€The€parties€appeared€withÐ \¬ Ðcounsel€as€did€the€Guardian€Ad€Litem.€€The€Court€met€with€counsel€for€the€parties,Ð H˜ Ðafter€which€the€counsel€met€with€their€respective€parties.€€Certain€matters€wereÐ 4„ Ðagreed€to€and€certain€matters€were€reserved€for€the€Courtððs€decision€based€upon€theÐ  p Ðdiscussions€had€in€chambers€and€testimony€at€the€subsequent€hearing.Ð \Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àFrom€the€testimony,€discussions,€and€the€agreements,€the€Court€finds€that€theÐ ä4 Ðminor€child,€[B.N.W.]€,€a€minor€born€12„28„98,€has€primarily€resided€on€the€premisesÐ Ð  Ðwhere€both€her€parents€and€paternal€grandparents€resided€since€her€birth.€€The€parentsÐ ¼  Ðof€[B.N.W.]€lived€on€the€premises€with€their€child€until€the€death€of€the€Father,€MarkÐ ¨ø ÐWhitehead,€on€May€16,€2002.€€At€some€time€after€that,€the€Mother€left€the€premisesÐ ”ä Ðand€the€child€has€resided€on€the€premises€with€the€paternal€grandmother€(theÐ €Ð Ðgrandfather,€Milton€Horton,€has€since€passed€away).Ðl¼Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€grandmother€also€has€custody€of€two€half€brother[s]€to€[B.N.W.],Ð D!” Ð[D.R.W.],€and€[D.P.W.],€in€that€the€Mother€and€Father€of€the€children€are€deceased.€Ð 0"€  ÐMark€Whitehead€is€the€Father€of€all€the€children.€€Those€children,€as€well,€haveÐ #l! Ðresided€on€the€premises€of€the€paternal€grandparents€for€the€majority€of€their€lives.Ð$X"Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àBy€agreement,€temporary€custody€of€[B..N.W.]€has€been€vested€in€the€paternalÐ à%0!$ Ðgrandmother€since€July€17,€2001.€€The€Mother€has€exercised€visitation€with€the€minorÐ Ì&"% Ðchild€in€increasing€amounts€since€that€time.и'#&Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àDue€to€the€close€relationship€that€the€child€has€shared,€most€of€her€life,€withÐ )à$( Ðher€grandmother€and€the€fact€that€she€has€grown€up€with€her€half€siblings,€the€CourtÐ |*Ì%) Ðâ âfinds€that€the€best€interest€of€the€minor€child€will€be€served€with€an€Order€grantingÐ h+¸&* Ðvisitation€to€the€grandmother€so€that€the€child€can€continue€to€maintain€her€closeÐ ° Ðrelationship€with€the€grandmother€and€with€her€half€siblings.МìÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌà8  àà ` àThe€Court€reserves€jurisdiction€to€continue€monitoring€progress€in€this€causeÐ tÄ Ðof€action.Ð`°Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€parties€announced€to€the€Court€that€an€agreement€had€been€reached€as€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðcustody€and€visitation€of€the€minor€child,€but€did€not€agree€to€how€the€visitationÐ $ t Ðexchanges€would€take€place.€€The€Court€has€considered€the€testimony€andÐ  ` Ðagreements,€ratifying€the€partiesðð€agreement€as€to€custody€of€the€minor€child€beingÐ ü L  Ðreturned€to€the€Mother,€and€further€Orders€that€exchange€of€visitation€shall€continueÐ è 8  Ðto€at€the€McDonaldððs€at€the€intersection€of€Highway€72€and€I„65€in€Athens,€Alabama.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€grandmother€shall€begin€visitation€on€Thursday,€August€21,€2003€at€5:00Ð ¬ü  Ðp.m.€and€continue€until€Sunday,€August€22,€2003€at€5:00€p.m..€€After€said€visitation,Ð ˜è  Ðthe€grandmother€shall€have€visitation€every€other€weekend€beginning€at€5:00€p.m.€onÐ „Ô  ÐFriday€until€5:00€p.m.€on€Sunday.€€Regular€visitation€shall€begin€September€5,€2003,Ð pÀ Ðand€continue€each€and€every€other€weekend€until€further€Order€fo€the€Court.Ð\¬Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€grandmother€shall€have€regular€visitation€by€telephone€with€the€minorÐ 4„ Ðchild.€€The€grandmother€may€call€the€minor€child€two€times€per€week€during€theÐ  p Ðhours€of€8:00€a.m.€and€8:00€p.m.Ð \Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€mother€will€be€subject€to€random€drug€screens€at€the€direction€of€theÐ ä4 ÐCourt.ÐÐ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àEach€party€is€responsible€for€paying€one„half€(ðð)€of€the€Guardian€Ad€LitemÐ ¨ø Ðfees.ДäÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€Court€shall€retain€jurisdiction€over€this€matter€and€shall€have€a€reviewÐ l¼ Ðhearing€on€the€17th€day€of€February,€2004,€at€11:30€a.m.€before€the€undersigned.ÐX ¨Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€mother€had€resided€in€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,€before€the€July€13,€2003,€hearingÐ 0"€  Ðthat€resulted€in€the€August€19,€2003,€Order€of€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama.€Ð #l! ÐShe€then€took€B.N.W.€with€her€to€Tennessee.€€She€returned€to€Alabama,€however,€for€the€reviewÐ $X" Ðhearing€set€for€February€17,€2004,€in€the€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama,€Juvenile€Court.€€FollowingÐ ô$D # Ðthat€hearing,€an€order€was€entered€providing:Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€cause€having€come€before€the€Court€on€a€review,€and€all€interestedÐ ¸'#& Ðparties€being€present,€it€is€ò òORDERED,€ADJUDGED€and€DECREED€ó óas€follows:Ф(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌÓ! °ÈX›X°œX!Óà8  àà ` à1.€€€€€€€€That€the€full€care,€custody,€and€control€of€the€above€named€minor€childÐ €*Ð%) Ðis€hereby€awarded€to€the€mother/plaintiff.Ðl+¼&*Ð Ð  ÐÐ X,¨'+ Ðà8  àà ` à2.€€€€€€€€The€defendant/paternal€grandmother€is€awarded€visitation€privileges€Ð ° Ðwith€said€minor€child€in€accordance€with€the€ð ðIn„State€Standard€VisitationÐ œì ÐGuidelinesðð€incorporated€by€this€Court€and€attached€hereto€as€Exhibit€A.€€The€partiesÐ ˆØ Ðshall€continue€to€exchange€the€minor€child€for€visitation€as€previously€agreed.ÐtÄÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à3.€€€€€€€€Provisions€of€previous€orders€not€specifically€modified€herein€shallÐ L œ Ðremain€in€full€force€and€effect.Ð8 ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àò òDONE€and€ORDEREDó ó€on€this€the€23€day€of€February€2004.Ð `Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àFor€reasons€not€disclosed€by€the€record,€Debra€Whitehead€filed€a€Petition€to€Enroll€ForeignÐ ì <  ÐDecree€in€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,€on€April€14,€2004.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€This€PetitionÐ Ø(  Ðprovided:Ð Ä  ÐÌà8  àà ` àComes€now€the€Petitioner,€Debra€Whitehead,€and€respectfully€alleges€untoÐ œì  Ðthe€Court€as€follows:ÐˆØ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à1.€€€€€€€€That€Petitioner€is€a€resident€of€Hermitage,€Davidson€County,Ð `° ÐTennessee€and€resided€at€2034€Nora€Lane€in€Hermitage,€Davidson€County,€TennesseeÐ Lœ Ð37076€and€has€resided€in€Tennessee€for€over€two€(2)€years.€€The€minor€child,Ð 8ˆ Ð[B.N.W.],€has€resided€in€Tennessee€since€July€15,€2003.€€The€Respondent€is€aÐ $t Ðresident€of€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama€and€resides€at€6395€Highway€157,€Florence,Ð ` ÐAlabama€35633.ÐüLÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.€€€€€€€€That€on€February€23,€2004,€in€the€Circuit€Court€of€Lauderdale€County,€Ð Ô$ ÐAlabama,€Juvenile€Division,€an€order€was€entered€in€case€#JU„2001„004.01€in€regardÐ À Ðto€the€custody€and€visitation€of€[B.N.W.].€€A€copy€of€the€described€orderÐ ¬ü Ðauthenticated€in€accordance€with€the€Acts€of€Congress€and€the€statutes€of€TennesseeÐ ˜è Ðis€attached€hereto€as€Exhibit€A€and€incorporated€herein€by€reference.ЄÔÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à3.€€€€€€€€The€order€attached€hereto€as€Exhibit€A€provided€for€the€custody€andÐ \ ¬ Ðvisitation€between€Debra€Whitehead,€the€mother€of€the€minor€child,€and€RobbieÐ H!˜ ÐWhitehead,€the€paternal€grandmother€of€the€minor€child.€€Mark€Whitehead,€the€fatherÐ 4"„  Ðof€the€minor€child,€is€deceased.Ð #p!Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à4.€€€€€€€€The€Petitioner€alleges€that€the€order€attached€hereto€as€Exhibit€A€isÐ ø$H # Ðentitled€to€full€faith€and€credit€in€the€Courts€of€the€State€of€Tennessee.Ðä%4!$Ð Ð  Ðâ âÐ Ð& "% Ðà8  àà ` à5.€€€€€€€€The€Petitionerððs€Affidavit€setting€forth€the€name€and€last€knownÐ ° Ðâ âaddress€of€the€Respondent€and€Petitioner€is€attached€as€Exhibit€B€and€incorporatedÐ œì Ðherein€by€reference.ЈØÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à6.€€€€€€€€There€are€no€other€states€in€which€this€order€is€registered.Ð`°Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àò òWHEREFORE€PREMISES€CONSIDERED,€PETITIONER€PRAYS:ó óÐ8 ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à1.€€€€€€€€That€proper€process€issue€and€be€served€upon€the€Respondent.Ð `Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.€€€€€€€€That€after€notice€and€hearing€this€Court€order€enrollment€of€the€orderÐ è 8  Ðattached€hereto€as€Exhibit€A€for€enforcement€of€this€foreign€decree€in€this€honorableÐ Ô$  Ðcourt.ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à3.€€€€€€€€That€Petitioner€be€granted€such€further€relief,€both€general€and€specific,Ð ˜è  Ðto€which€she€is€entitled.Ð„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àOn€June€3,€2004,€Robbie€Whitehead€filed€her€answer€in€the€Juvenile€Court€of€DavidsonÐ \¬ ÐCounty€to€the€Petition€seeking€to€enroll€the€Alabama€judgment€in€Davidson€County.€€This€responseÐ H˜ Ðprovides:Ð 4„ ÐÌà8  àà ` à1.€€€€€€€€€The€respondent€is€without€knowledge€sufficient€to€admit€or€deny€theÐ  \ Ðfirst€sentence€of€paragraph€1€of€the€petition,€and€strict€proof€thereof€is€accordinglyÐ øH Ðdemanded.€€The€remaining€allegations€in€paragraph€1€are€admitted.Ðä4Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.€€€€€€€€The€allegations€set€forth€in€paragraph€2€of€the€petition€are€admitted;Ð ¼  Ðhowever,€the€Alabama€order€speaks€for€itself.ШøÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à3.€€€€€€€€The€allegations€set€forth€in€paragraph€3€of€the€petition€are€admitted;Ð €Ð Ðhowever,€the€Alabama€order€speaks€for€itself.Ðl¼Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à4.€€€€€€€€In€response€to€the€allegations€set€forth€in€paragraph€4€of€the€petition,Ð D!” Ðthe€respondent€asserts€that€Tennessee€lacks€jurisdiction€to€entertain€this€matter€underÐ 0"€  Ðthe€Uniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€Act.Ð#l!Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à5.€€€€€€€€In€response€to€the€allegations€set€forth€in€paragraph€5€of€the€petition,Ð ô$D # Ðthe€respondent€admits€that€an€affidavit€is€attached€to€the€copy€of€the€petition€that€wasÐ à%0!$ Ðserved€upon€her.ÐÌ&"%Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à6.€€€€€€€€The€respondent€is€without€information€sufficient€to€admit€or€deny€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðallegations€set€forth€in€paragraph€6€of€the€petition,€and€strict€proof€thereof€isÐ )à$( Ðaccordingly€demanded.Ð|*Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðâ âÐ h+¸&* Ðà8  àà ` à7.€€€€€€€€Any€allegations€contained€in€the€petition€that€have€not€been€admitted,Ð ° Ðâ âdenied€or€explained€are€hereby€generally€denied.МìÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à5.€€€€€€€€It€is€denied€that€the€petitioner€is€entitled€to€any€of€the€relief€she€seeksÐ tÄ Ðin€her€petition.Ð`°Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à6.€€€€€€€€While€the€petitioner€has€requested€that€this€Court€enroll€the€AlabamaÐ 8 ˆ Ðorder€for€enforcement,€she€has€not€asserted€that€the€respondent€has€violated€any€ofÐ $ t Ðits€provisions€and€has€failed€to€request€any€affirmative€relief.€€The€petition€in€thisÐ  ` Ðmatter€is€a€thinly€veiled€attempt€to€circumvent€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Alabama€court,Ð ü L  Ðwhich€just€rendered€the€order€that€the€petitioner€seeks€to€ð ðenforceðð€on€February€23,Ð è 8  Ð2004.€€Inasmuch€as€the€petitioner€seeks€no€affirmative€relief,€this€matter€is€not€ripeÐ Ô$  Ðfor€adjudication.ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àWHEREFORE,€the€respondent€prays€that€the€petition€in€this€matter€beÐ ˜è  Ðdismissed€and€that€the€costs€of€this€cause€be€taxed€to€the€petitioner.Ð„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àOn€June€29,€2004,€referee€Alan€Calhoun€of€the€Davidson€County€Juvenile€Court€entered€anÐ \¬ Ðorder€acknowledging€the€Petition€to€Enroll€and€the€Answer€thereto,€together€with€the€jurisdictionalÐ H˜ Ðissues€raised€under€the€pleadings.€€He€ordered€briefs€from€the€parties€and€rescheduled€the€hearingÐ 4„ Ðfor€July€21,€2004.Ð  p ÐÌà  àSo€it€is€at€this€point€in€the€Davidson€County€proceedings€that€we€have€a€petition€by€theÐ øH Ðmother€naming€only€the€paternal€grandmother€as€a€respondent€seeking€to€enroll€the€February€23,Ð ä4 Ð2004,€order€of€the€Juvenile€Division€of€the€Circuit€Court€of€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama,€andÐ Ð  Ðseeking€enforcement€of€the€Alabama€order€in€Tennessee.€€We€then€have€the€answer€of€the€paternalÐ ¼  Ðgrandmother€pointing€out€that€the€Petition€to€Enroll€seeks€no€relief€from€the€Alabama€judgment,€norÐ ¨ø Ðany€other€affirmative€relief€but€seeks€only€the€enforcement€of€the€Alabama€order.€€The€answer€of€theÐ ”ä Ðgrandmother€further€denies€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Davidson€County€either€to€enrollÐ €Ð Ðthe€Alabama€judgment€or€to€take€jurisdiction€for€any€other€purpose.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àBefore€the€pending€jurisdictional€issues€could€be€adjudicated,€the€State€of€TennesseeÐ D!” ÐDepartment€of€Childrenððs€Services€on€June€30,€2004,€filed€a€petition€asserting€that€B.N.W.€residedÐ 0"€  Ðin€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,€and€was€a€dependent€and€neglected€child.€€The€petition€asserts:Ð #l! ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€Petitioner€received€a€referral€on€June,€22€2004.€€Statements€from€theÐ ô$D # Ðreferral€stated€indicated€that€the€mother€was€abusing€the€prescription€drug,Ð à%0!$ ÐOxycontin.€€That€within€two€days€she€had€ingested€ten€of€fifteen€pills€that€had€beenÐ Ì&"% Ðprescribed€to€her.€€The€referral€also€indicated€the€mother€had€used€cocaine€as€well.€Ð ¸'#& ÐThe€referent€stated€that€mother€was€being€transported€to€Summit€Hospital.Ф(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€Petitioner€first€interviewed€Ms.€Whitehead€(mother)€at€TennesseeÐ |*Ì%) ÐChristian€Hospital.€€She€admitted€to€a€history€of€cocaine€use€and€a€current€abuse€ofÐ h+¸&* Ðpain€medication.ÐT,¤'+Ð Ð  Їà8  àà ` àFurther€investigation€showed€that€the€father€of€this€child€is€deceased.€€AÐ ° Ðhistory€of€this€case€shows€an€unfounded€case€from€2001€on€an€adult€sibling.МìÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€Petitioner€next€interviewed€Mr.€Spann€(maternal€grandfather).€€He€statedÐ tÄ Ðthat€he€has€been€taking€care€of€the€mother€and€the€child€for€the€past€two€years.€€HeÐ `° Ðfurther€stated€that€Ms.€Whitehead€has€a€history€of€drug€abuse€and€mental€illness.€€HeÐ L œ Ðthen€stated€that€he€would€like€to€petition€the€court€for€the€temporary€custody€of€hisÐ 8 ˆ Ðgranddaughter.Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àBased€on€this€initial€investigation€this€Petitioner€was€able€to€enter€into€aÐ ü L  Ðsafety€plan€with€the€mother€and€the€maternal€grandfather.€€It€will€expire€on€July€2,Ð è 8  Ð2004.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€Petitioner€is€requesting€an€adjudication€and€requests€a€change€of€custody.€Ð ¬ü  ÐThe€Department€would€request€that€custody€of€the€minor€child€be€granted€to€WilliamÐ ˜è  ÐCalvin€Spann,€maternal€grandfather.€€He€is€an€appropriate€party€that€will€provide€forÐ „Ô  Ðthe€health€and€safety€of€the€child€while€her€mother€addresses€her€drug€abuse€issues.ÐpÀÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àOn€July€6,€2004,€Davidson€County€Juvenile€Referee€Calhoun€placed€custody€òòpendente€liteóóÐ H˜ Ðof€B.N.W.€in€maternal€grandfather,€William€C.€Spann,€of€Davidson€County.Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àOn€July€15,€2004,€Honorable€Mike€J.€Urquhart,€attorney€at€law,€filed€a€Notice€of€AppearanceÐ  \ Ðon€behalf€of€William€C.€Spann.Ð øH ÐÌà  àThe€case€was€heard€by€Juvenile€Referee€Alan€Calhoun€on€July€20€and€21€of€2004€resultingÐ Ð  Ðin€an€order€issued€on€August€17,€2004,€providing:Ð ¼  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€matter€came€on€for€hearing€on€the€20th€and€21st€days€of€July,€2004,Ð ”ä Ðbefore€the€Honorable€Alan€Calhoun,€Referee,€upon€the€briefs€of€the€parties€withÐ €Ð Ðregard€to€jurisdictional€issues€under€the€Uniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€andÐ l¼ ÐEnforcement€Act€and€the€Parental€Kidnapping€Prevention€Act,€the€motions€of€RobbieÐ X ¨ ÐWhitehead€filed€July€13,€2004,€the€argument€of€counsel€and€the€entire€record€in€thisÐ D!” Ðaction;€whereupon,€the€Court€ORDERED€as€follows:Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à1.€€€€€€€€Robbie€Whitehead€shall€have€visitation€with€the€minor€child,Ð $X" Ð[B.N.W.],€on€July€20,€2004.Ðô$D #Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.€€€€€€€€For€so€long€as€William€Calvin€Spann€has€òòpendente€liteóó€custody€of€theÐ Ì&"% Ð[B.N.W.],€he€shall€comply€with€all€provisions€of€the€order€entered€February€24,€2004,Ð ¸'#& Ða€copy€of€which€is€attached€hereto€as€an€exhibit€and€is€incorporated€herein€byÐ ¤(ô#' Ðreference,€by€the€Juvenile€Court€for€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama,€regardingÐ )à$( Ðvisitation€between€Robbie€Whitehead€and€[B.N.W.],€except€that€henceforth€Mr.Ð |*Ì%) ÐSpann€and€Robbie€Whitehead€shall€meet€to€exchange€the€child€at€the€TennesseeÐ h+¸&* ÐWelcome€Center€on€Interstate€65€at€6:30€p.m.€on€alternating€Fridays€beginningÐ T,¤'+ ÐFriday,€August€20,€2004,€and€meet€to€exchange€the€child€again€at€6:30€p.m.€onÐ ° Ðalternating€Sundays.МìÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à3.€€€€€€€€Robbie€Whitehead€shall€have€visitation€with€[B.N.W.]€for€two€weeksÐ tÄ Ðbeginning€July€23,€2004,€at€6:30€p.m.,€and€ending€on€August€5,€2004,€at€6:30€p.m.€Ð `° ÐMr.€Spann€and€Robbie€Whitehead€shall€meet€at€the€Tennessee€Welcome€Center€onÐ L œ ÐInterstate€65€on€these€dates€and€at€these€times€to€exchange€[B.N.W.].Ð8 ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à4.€€€€€€€€The€parties€shall€not€discuss€the€case€with€[B.N.W.].Ð `Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à5.€€€€€€€€The€Court€shall€communicate€with€Judge€Larry€Mack€Smith€and/or€hisÐ è 8  Ðsuccessor€in€office,€in€care€of€the€Lauderdale€County€Courthouse,€200€South€CourtÐ Ô$  ÐStreet,€Florence,€Alabama€35630,€(256)€760„5825,€pursuant€to€the€provisions€of€theÐ À  ÐUniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€and€Enforcement€Act.Ьü Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à6.€€€€€€The€Court€denies€the€motion€of€Robbie€Whitehead€praying€that€theÐ „Ô  ÐCourt€vacate€its€July€6,€2004,€preliminary€hearing€order.ÐpÀÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à7.€€€€€€This€Court€is€exercising€temporary€emergency€jurisdiction€of€this€matterÐ H˜ Ðpursuant€to€section€36„6„219€of€the€Tennessee€Code€Annotated;€however,€the€extentÐ 4„ Ðof€its€jurisdiction€remains€disputed.Ð pÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àBetween€the€hearing€on€July€20€and€21,€2004,€and€the€entry€of€the€order€of€August€16,€2004,Ð øH Ðcertain€events€apparently€occurred€which€we€can€only€glean€from€the€allegations€of€certain€petitionsÐ ä4 Ðand€an€unsigned€order€which€appears€in€the€record.€€On€August€6,€2004,€William€C.€Spann€filed€aÐ Ð  Ðpetition€in€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Davidson€County€asserting:Ð ¼  ÐÌà8  àà ` à1.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€on€July€20,€2004€this€matter€was€before€the€Honorable€AlanÐ ”ä ÐCalhoun€regarding€the€domestication€of€an€order€of€an€AlabamaÐ €Ð ÐCourt,€granting€Robbie€Whitehead€visitation€of€the€minor€child€andÐ l¼ ÐRobbie€Whiteheadððs€attempt€to€vacate€a€subsequent€placement€of€theÐ X ¨ Ðchild€with€William€Spann€by€this€court€due€to€allegations€of€drug€useÐ D!” Ðby€the€mother.Ð0"€ ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à2.à0¸ Ð Ð àAll€parties€were€present€including€Robbie€Whitehead,€at€theÐ #l! Ðaforementioned€hearing€with€the€exception€of€the€mother€of€the€minorÐ $X" Ðchild,€Debbie€Whitehead,€who€was€represented€by€her€attorney,€TheÐ ô$D # ÐHonorable€L.R€DeMarco.Ðà%0!$¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à3.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€the€mother€and€child€have€lived€in€Davidson€County€from€JulyÐ Ì&"% Ð2003€to€present.и'#&¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à4.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€in€July€2003€mother€had€custody€returned€to€her€by€the€AlabamaÐ ¤(ô#' ÐCourt,€subject€to€a€review€hearing€in€February€2004.Ð)à$(¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à5.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€at€the€review€hearing€in€February€2004€custody€remained€withÐ |*Ì%) Ðâ âthe€mother€and€that€Robbie€Whitehead€had€visitation€only.Ðh+¸&*¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à6.à0¸ Ð Ð àAt€all€times€relevant€after€July€2003€the€child€and€mother€lived€andÐ ° Ðâ âresided€in€Davidson€County€Tennessee€with€William€Spann.Ðœì¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à7.à0¸ Ð Ð àThe€father€of€the€child€is€deceased.Јظ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à8.à0¸ Ð Ð àAt€the€aforementioned€hearing€Referee€Calhoun€denied€the€motion€ofÐ tÄ ÐRobbie€Whitehead€to€vacate€the€order€granting€William€SpannÐ `° Ðcustody€of€the€child.ÐL œ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à9.à0¸ Ð Ð àThe€Court€ordered€that€Robbie€Whitehead€would€be€allowed€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðexercise€visitation€pursuant€to€the€order€of€the€Alabama€Court€andÐ $ t Ðstated€that€the€child€would€be€returned€to€William€Spann€upon€theÐ  ` Ðexpiration€of€the€Visitation€by€Robbie€Whitehead€pending€furtherÐ ü L  Ðorders€of€the€Court.Ðè 8 ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à10.à0¸ Ð Ð àVisitation€was€scheduled€from€July€23,€2004€to€August€5,€2004.ÐÔ$ ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à11.à0¸ Ð Ð àThe€Court€warned€Robbie€Whitehead€that€failure€to€return€the€childÐ À  Ðwould€constitute€ð ðkidnapping.ððЬü ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à12.à0¸ Ð Ð àOn€August€5,€2004€at€about€3:12€p.m.€counsel€for€Robbie€WhiteheadÐ ˜è  Ðinformed€the€undersigned€that€she€would€not€be€returning€the€childÐ „Ô  Ðpursuant€to€the€order€entered€on€July€20,€2004.ÐpÀ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à13.à0¸ Ð Ð àThe€reason€given€was€that€on€or€about€July€19,€2004€the€AlabamaÐ \¬ ÐCourt€granted€Immediate€Temporary€Custody€of€the€child€to€RobbieÐ H˜ ÐWhitehead€and€therefore€would€not€return€the€child€to€WilliamÐ 4„ ÐSpann.Ð p¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à14.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€as€of€today€the€child€has€not€been€returned.Ð \¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à15.à0¸ Ð Ð àThe€Court€on€July€20,€2004€ò òòòas€agreed€to€by€all€counselóóó ó€maintainedÐ øH Ðtemporary€jurisdiction€of€this€matter€pending€further€hearingÐ è8 Ðscheduled€on€August€18,€2004€and€that€this€date€was€after€the€date€ofÐ Ô$ Ðthe€order€entered€by€the€Alabama€Court.ÐÀ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à16.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€Robbie€Whitehead€failed€to€inform€the€Court€that€the€orderÐ ¬ü Ðentered€by€the€Alabama€Court€was€entered€on€July€19,€2004€in€anÐ ˜è Ðapparent€attempt€to€mislead€the€court€in€order€to€gain€an€advantage€inÐ „Ô Ðthe€litigation.ÐpÀ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à17.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€the€actions€of€Robbie€Whitehead€constitute€a€violation€of€thisÐ \ ¬ Ðcourts€orders.ÐH!˜¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà  àà ` à18.à0¸ Ð Ð àFurther,€the€Guardian€òòAd€Litemóó,€Susanne€McGowan€spoke€with€theÐ 4"„  Ðchild€just€prior€to€the€child€departing€for€visitation€with€RobbieÐ  #p! ÐWhitehead€and€told€her€that€she€would€be€returning€to€live€withÐ  $\" ÐWilliam€Spann.Ðø$H #¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à19.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€the€child€is€set€to€start€school€on€August€16,€2004€and€has€beenÐ ä%4!$ Ðenrolled.ÐÐ& "%¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à20.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€the€actions€of€Robbie€Whitehead€are€not€in€the€best€interest€ofÐ ¼' #& Ðthe€child€and€are€causing€irreparable€harm€to€the€minor€child.Ш(ø#'¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à21.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€due€to€the€dependant€neglect€allegations€and€the€fact€that€noÐ ”)ä$( Ðcustody€case€was€pending€at€the€time,€this€Court€maintains€exclusiveÐ €*Ð%) Ðâ âjurisdiction€of€this€matter.Ðl+¼&*¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à22.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€undersigned€counsel€has€informed€all€parties€that€he€isÐ ° Ðâ âattempting€to€have€an€emergency€hearing€on€this€matter€and€wasÐ œì Ðinformed€by€all,€except€the€Guardian€òòAd€Litemóó€that€they€could€appearÐ ˆØ Ðtoday.€€The€Guardian€informed€undersigned€counsel€she€could€appearÐ tÄ Ðtelephonically€if€the€Court€so€granted.Ð`°¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àWherefore,€the€movant€prays€for€the€following:ÐL œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à1.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€this€matter€be€set€for€an€emergency€hearing€on€August€6,€2004.Ð8 ˆ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à2.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€the€Court€enter€the€attached€proposed€order€stating€that€all€timesÐ $ t Ðrelevant€and€to€further€orders€of€this€court€as€agreed€to€by€the€partiesÐ  ` Ðof€this€Court€and€that€said€hearing€be€set€for€October€18,€2004€asÐ ü L  Ðpreviously€ordered.Ðè 8 ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à3.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€the€court€order€Robbie€Whitehead€to€immediately€return€theÐ Ô$  Ðchild€to€the€State€of€Tennessee€and€to€William€Spann€at€his€residenceÐ À  Ðand€no€later€then€[sic]€5:00€p.m.€on€August€6,€2004.Ьü ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à4.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€the€Court€impose€sanctions€to€Robbie€Whitehead€to€include€butÐ ˜è  Ðnot€limited€to€the€costs€of€this€action,€attorney€fees€for€the€Movant,Ð „Ô  ÐDebbie€Whitehead,€the€Department€of€Child€services€and€theÐ pÀ ÐGuardian€òòAd€Litemóó€to€be€set€at€a€later€hearing.Ð\¬¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à5.à0¸ Ð Ð àThat€the€Court€authorizes€William€Spann€to€take€any€action€to€includeÐ H˜ Ðobtaining€an€arrest€warrants€[sic]€for€violation€of€the€appropriateÐ 4„ Ðstatutes.Ð p¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà  àAn€order€that€is€unsigned€appears€in€the€record€whereby€Honorable€W.€Scott€Rosenberg,Ð øH ÐReferee,€held:Ð ä4 ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€matter€came€on€for€hearing€on€the€6th€day€of€August,€2004,€before€theÐ ¼  ÐHonorable€W.€Scott€Rosenberg,€Referee,€upon€the€emergency€motion€filed€AugustÐ ¨ø Ð6,€2004,€by€William€Calvin€Spann€seeking€an€order€requiring€Robbie€Whitehead€toÐ ”ä Ðreturn€the€minor€child,€[B.N.W.],€to€Tennessee€from€Alabama;€whereupon,€theÐ €Ð ÐHonorable€W.€Scott€Rosenberg,€Referee,€and€the€Honorable€Alan€Calhoun,€Referee,Ð l¼ Ðconferred€via€telephone€with€the€Honorable€Larry€Mack€Smith,€Judge€of€the€JuvenileÐ X ¨ ÐCourt€for€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama.€€After€this€telephone€conference,€the€CourtÐ D!” Ðwas€of€the€opinion€that€the€aforementioned€emergency€motion€should€be€denied.€€ItÐ 0"€  Ðis,€accordingly,€ORDERED€that€the€the€[sic]€emergency€motion€filed€August€6,€2004,Ð #l! Ðby€William€Calvin€Spann€seeking€an€order€requiring€Robbie€Whitehead€to€return€theÐ $X" Ðminor€child,€[B.N.W.],€to€Tennessee€from€Alabama€is€hereby€DENIED.€€TheÐ ô$D # ÐHonorable€Alan€Calhoun,€Referee,€shall€draft€a€separate€order€setting€forth€additionalÐ à%0!$ Ðruling€by€the€Court.€€All€other€matters€are€reserved.ÐÌ&"%Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àENTER€this€the€________€day€of€August,€2004.Ф(ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThere€appears€in€the€record€a€Notice€of€Appeal€to€the€Juvenile€Court€from€this€order€filed€byÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€and€reciting:Ð h+¸&* ÐÐ T,¤'+ Ðà8  àà ` àComes€the€State€of€Tennessee,€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services,€by€andÐ ° Ðthrough€its€undersigned€counsel,€and€respectfully€notifies€this€Honorable€Court€of€itððsÐ œì Ðnotice€of€appeal€of€an€order€issued€on€August€6,€2004€by€Special€Referee€S.Ð ˆØ ÐRosenberg€and€to€request€an€emergency€hearing€on€the€above„mentioned€minor€childÐ tÄ Ðregarding€jurisdiction.Ð`°Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€filed€an€Emergency€Petition€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðadjudicate€dependency€and€neglect€on€June€30,€2004.€€This€Court€entered€an€orderÐ $ t Ðgranting€the€removal€of€legal€custody€of€the€minor€child€from€her€mother,€DebraÐ  ` ÐWhitehead€on€that€day.€€On€July€6,€2004€this€Court€took€jurisdiction€when€it€foundÐ ü L  Ðprobable€cause€and€upheld€the€Departmentððs€removal.€€As€a€least€drastic€alternativeÐ è 8  Ðthe€Court€found€William€Spann€to€be€an€appropriate€placement€and€grantedÐ Ô$  Ðtemporary€legal€custody€to€him.ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àMovant€was€notified€of€an€emergency€motion€filed€on€behalf€of€WilliamÐ ˜è  ÐSpann,€on€August€6,€2004.€€(See€attached€Exhibit€A.).€€Present€at€the€hearing€wereÐ „Ô  ÐDana€Garner,€attorney€for€DCS,€Mike€Urquhart,€attorney€for€Mr.€Spann,€StephenÐ pÀ ÐOgle,€attorney€for€paternal€grandmother,€Robbie€Whitehead.€€Counsels€that€was€notÐ \¬ Ðpresent€but€had€been€notified€by€Attorney€Urquhart€were€the€Guardian€ad€Litem,Ð H˜ ÐSusie€McGowan,€and€Ralph€DeMarco,€attorney€for€the€mother,€Debra€Whitehead.€Ð 4„ ÐThe€only€issue€before€the€court€that€day€was€a€request€for€the€grandmother€to€obeyÐ  p Ðthe€Courtððs€July€21,€2004€order€to€return€the€child€to€Mr.€Spann.€€(At€this€timeÐ  \ ÐMovant€is€unable€to€provide€a€copy€of€such€order.€€Attorney€Ogle€was€instructed€byÐ øH Ðthe€Court€to€draft€such€order€but€Movant€has€not€received€a€filed€copy€of€such€order.)Ðä4Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àAt€the€August€6th€hearing,€the€Court€ordered€that€the€paternal€grandmother,Ð ¼  ÐRobbie€Whitehead€return€the€physical€custody€of€said€child€to€her€legal€guardian,Ð ¨ø ÐWilliam€Spann€immediately.ДäÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€Court€requested€Attorney€Urquhart€to€draft€the€order€immediately.€€TheÐ l¼ ÐCourt€stated€that€the€order€was€going€to€be€signed€before€the€end€of€the€day.€€AttorneyÐ X ¨ ÐUrquhart€requested€that€Attorney€Ogle€call€his€client€and€inform€her€of€the€order.€Ð D!” ÐAttorney€Urquhart€announced€that€he€would€prefer€Attorney€Ogle€make€an€attemptÐ 0"€  Ðat€gaining€cooperation€from€Ms.€Whitehead€because€if€she€failed€to€obey€the€order,Ð #l! Ðhe€would€have€an€arrest€warrant€issued€for€Ms.€Whitehead€immediately.€€The€hearingÐ $X" Ðwas€adjourned.Ðô$D #Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àApproximately€two€hours€later€Movant€received€a€phone€message€fromÐ Ì&"% ÐAttorney€Urquhart€stating€that€the€Court€had€reversed€its€previous€order€afterÐ ¸'#& Ðreceiving€notice€from€a€family€court€judge€in€Alabama€that€such€court€would€beÐ ¤(ô#' Ðretaining€jurisdiction€of€the€minorððs€child€custody€case.€€To€the€best€of€MovantððsÐ )à$( Ðinformation,€knowing€and€belief€no€order€of€these€finding€had€been€reduced€toÐ |*Ì%) Ðwriting€at€this€time.€€The€Department€does€not€have€a€copy€of€such€order.Ðh+¸&*Ð Ð  ÐÐ T,¤'+ Ðà8  àà ` àMovant€would€request€that€in€as€much€Movant€did€not€receive€notice€of€aÐ ° Ðsubsequent€hearing€regarding€the€reversal€of€the€original€order€by€Special€Referee€S.Ð œì ÐRosenberg,€Movant€respectfully€requests€that€a€full€hearing€on€the€issue€ofÐ ˆØ Ðjurisdiction€be€set€immediately.€€The€issue€of€jurisdiction€was€decided€without€noticeÐ tÄ Ðto€the€Department.€€For€cause,€Movant€would€state€that€jurisdiction€was€not€an€issueÐ `° Ðstated€in€the€emergency€motion€that€was€heard€on€August€6,€2004.ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àAdditionally€Movant€has€a€current€petition€pending€in€this€Court€and€is€to€beÐ $ t Ðadjudicated€on€October€13,€2004.€€Movant€would€argue€that€this€Court€retainsÐ  ` Ðjurisdiction€over€said€minor€child€pursuant€to€the€petition€filed€by€the€Department€onÐ ü L  ÐJune€30,€2004€and€based€on€the€actions€of€the€Court€on€July€6,€2004.€€Further€theÐ è 8  Ðcurrent€petition€has€not€been€disposed€of€properly.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àMovant€would€respectfully€request€that€a€hearing€on€these€matters€be€setÐ ¬ü  Ðimmediately€in€order€to€insure€the€safety€and€well„being€of€the€minor€child,Ð ˜è  Ð[B.N.W.].Ð„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àOn€August€19,€2004,€Robbie€Whitehead€filed€in€the€Davidson€County€Juvenile€Court€aÐ \¬ ÐRequest€for€Registration€and€Enforcement€of€Alabama€Decrees€which€provided:Ð H˜ ÐÌà8  àà ` àComes€now€Robbie€Whitehead,€by€and€through€counsel,€pursuant€to€sectionÐ  p Ð36„6„229€of€the€Tennessee€Code€Annotated,€and€MOVES€this€Court€to€enter€an€orderÐ  \ Ðregistering€and€enforcing€the€orders€of€the€Juvenile€Court€for€Lauderdale€County,Ð øH ÐAlabama,€regarding€the€minor€child,€[B.N.W.],€which€are€attached€hereto€andÐ ä4 Ðincorporated€herein€by€reference€and€are€authenticated€in€accordance€with€the€acts€ofÐ Ð  ÐCongress€and/or€the€statutes€of€this€State.€€Further,€Robbie€Whitehead,€throughÐ ¼  Ðcounsel,€states€under€penalty€of€perjury€that€to€the€best€of€her€knowledge€these€ordersÐ ¨ø Ðhave€not€been€modified€since€the€most€recent€order€entered€July€19,€2004,€but€thatÐ ”ä Ðthe€Alabama€court€will€conduct€a€hearing€regarding€the€child€on€August€20,€2004.€Ð €Ð ÐA€copy€of€the€order€resulting€from€that€hearing€authenticated€in€accordance€with€theÐ l¼ Ðacts€of€Congress€and/or€the€statute€of€this€State€will€be€filed€with€the€Court€whenÐ X ¨ Ðcounsel€has€received€it.ÐD!”Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àNotice€is€hereby€given€to€the€persons€served€with€this€request€(DebraÐ #l! ÐWhitehead€and€William€Calvin€Spann,€whose€address€is€2034€Nora€Lane,€Hermitage,Ð $X" ÐTennessee€37076,€are€served€via€their€respective€attorneys€inasmuch€as€they€areÐ ô$D # Ðalready€parties€to€this€proceeding.),€(1)€a€registered€determination€is€enforceable€asÐ à%0!$ Ðof€the€date€of€the€registration€in€the€same€manner€as€a€determination€issued€by€a€courtÐ Ì&"% Ðof€this€state;€(2)€a€hearing€to€contest€the€validity€of€the€registered€determination€mustÐ ¸'#& Ðbe€requested€within€twenty€(20)€days€after€the€service€of€this€notice;€and€(3)€failureÐ ¤(ô#' Ðto€contest€the€registration€will€result€in€confirmation€of€the€child„custodyÐ )à$( Ðdetermination€and€preclude€further€contest€of€the€determination€with€respect€to€anyÐ |*Ì%) Ðmatter€that€could€have€been€asserted.Ðh+¸&*Ð Ð  ÐÐ T,¤'+ Ðà  àFiled€with€this€petition€and€exemplified€by€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Lauderdale€County,Ð ° ÐAlabama,€is€an€order€dated€July€19,€2004,€providing:Ð œì ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€matter€having€come€before€the€Court€on€the€Petitionerððs€Motion€forÐ tÄ ÐImmediate€Temporary€Custody€and€the€Court€having€considered€the€same,€it€isÐ `° Ðtherefore,ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àORDERED,€ADJUDGED€and€DECREED,€that€temporary€custody€of€theÐ $ t Ðminor€child,€[B.N.W.]€is€vested€in€the€Petitioner,€Robbie€Whitehead,€pending€aÐ  ` Ðhearing€held€in€this€matter.Ðü L Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àIt€is€further,€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€and€DECREED,€that€is€matter€is€setÐ Ô$  Ðdown€for€a€hearing€on€the€20òòthóó€day€of€August,€2004,€at€10:30€oððclock,€a.m.€inÐ À  Ðcourtroom€number€four€of€the€Lauderdale€County€Courthouse,€located€in€Florence,Ð ¬ü  ÐAlabama.Иè Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àDONE€and€ORDERED,€this€the€19€day€of€July,€2004.׃!×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ÐpÀÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àVarious€other€motions€were€filed€resulting€in€some€confusion€in€the€record,€much€of€whichÐ H˜ Ðis€allayed€by€an€order€entered€on€August€30,€2004,€by€Juvenile€Referee€Alan€Calhoun€providing:Ð 4„ ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€matter€came€before€the€Court€due€to€several€different€pleadings.€€TheÐ  \ Ðmother,€Ms.€Debra€Whitehead,€filed€a€petition€to€register€a€foreign€decree.€€Ms.Ð øH ÐDebra€Whitehead€is€the€legal€custodian€of€[B.N.W.].€€This€petition€is€opposed€by€theÐ ä4 Ðpaternal€grandmother,€Robbie€Whitehead€who,€pursuant€to€a€long€history€of€courtÐ Ð  Ðproceedings€in€Alabama€has€court„ordered€visitation€with€the€child.€€While€thatÐ ¼  Ðmatter€was€pending,€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€filed€anÐ ¨ø Ðemergency€removal€petition€alleging€that€the€mother€had€overdosed€on€drugs.€€UponÐ ”ä Ða€waiving€of€the€preliminary€hearing€on€the€emergency€removal€by€the€mother,€theÐ €Ð ÐDepartment€of€Childrenððs€Services€placed€temporary€custody€of€[B.N.W.]€with€theÐ l¼ Ðmaternal€grandfather,€Bill€Span[n].ÐX ¨Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àJudge€Larry€Mack€Smith€vested€temporary€custody€of€[B.N.W.]€with€RobbieÐ 0"€  ÐWhitehead€in€July€of€2001.€€That€temporary€order€remained€in€effect€until€July€ofÐ #l! Ð2003€at€which€point€Judge€Smith€returned€custody€to€the€Debra€Whitehead,€made€herÐ $X" Ðsubject€to€random€drug€screens,€granted€visitation€to€the€paternal€grandmother,€andÐ ô$D # Ðreserved€jurisdiction€over€the€matter€in€order€to€ð ðcontinue€monitoring€progress€in€thisÐ à%0!$ Ðcause€of€action.ðð€€The€Court€reviewed€the€case€in€February€of€2004€at€which€point€theÐ Ì&"% ÐCourt€returned€full€legal€custody€to€Ms.€Debra€Whitehead€while€also€ordered€that€theÐ ¸'#& Ðâ âpreviously€ordered€visitation€continue.€€The€Court€further€indicated€that€all€issues€notÐ ¤(ô#' Ðin€conflict€with€the€above€from€its€prior€rulings€remained€in€effect.€€It€is€not€in€disputeÐ ° Ðthat€Ms.€Debra€Whitehead€moved€to€the€Nashville€area€in€roughly€July€of€2003.МìÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌà8  àà ` àMs.€Debra€Whitehead€filed€her€ð ðPetition€to€Register€Foreign€Decreeðð€on€AprilÐ tÄ Ð14,€2004,€not€even€two€months€after€the€last€court€date€in€Alabama.€€Ms.€RobbieÐ `° ÐWhitehead€retained€counsel€to€oppose€the€registration.€€The€Court€issued€aÐ L œ Ðscheduling€order€for€responsive€briefs.€€While€the€parties€were€in€the€midst€of€thisÐ 8 ˆ Ðprocess,€DCS€filed€their€petition.€€The€placement€of€temporary€custody€with€Mr.Ð $ t ÐSpann€occurred€on€July€6,€2004€by€Special€Referee€Matthew€Mayo.€€On€July€21,Ð  ` Ð2004,€the€parties€appeared€before€Referee€Calhoun.€€This€Court€indicated€that€itÐ ü L  Ðretained€emergency€jurisdiction€under€UCCJEA€encapsulated€in€T.C.A.€ðð36„6„219.€Ð è 8  ÐOn€that€date,€the€Court€indicated€that€it€would€communicate€with€its€counterpart€inÐ Ô$  ÐAlabama€and€further€indicated€that€the€visitation€provision€with€Ms.€RobbieÐ À  ÐWhitehead€would€remain€in€effect€while€the€child€would€remain€as€previouslyÐ ¬ü  Ðordered€with€Mr.€Span[n].€€The€Court€was€unaware€of€any€ð ðnewðð€custody€orderÐ ˜è  Ðissued€by€Judge€Larry€Mack€Smith.Ð„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àEvidently,€Judge€Larry€Mack€Smith€issued€a€custody€order€on€July€19th,Ð \¬ Ð2004.€€By€that€order,€the€Court€placed€legal€custody€of€[B.N.W.]€with€RobbieÐ H˜ ÐWhitehead€on€an€emergency€and€òòex€parteóó€basis.€€As€it€indicated€it€would,€this€CourtÐ 4„ Ðcommunicated€with€the€Alabama€Court.€€In€fact,€two€different€conversationsÐ  p Ðoccurred.€€The€first€occurred€shortly€after€the€July€21,€2004€hearing.€€During€thatÐ  \ Ðconversation,€it€was€this€Courtððs€understanding€that€this€Court€would€retainÐ øH Ðemergency€jurisdiction€over€the€matter€pending€a€resolution€of€the€overarchingÐ ä4 Ðjurisdictional€question.€€At€that€time,€however,€Judge€Smith€indicated€that€he€did€notÐ Ð  Ðhave€his€file€before€him.€€The€second€conversation€occurred€when€the€partiesÐ ¼  Ðappeared€before€Ref.€Rosenberg€on€August€6,€2004.€€It€should€first€be€noted€thatÐ ¨ø ÐReferee€Calhoun€was€at€home,€on€paternity€leave,€and€unaware€the€case€had€appearedÐ ”ä Ðon€an€emergency€basis€before€Ref.€Rosenberg.€€Upon€being€informed€of€this,€theÐ €Ð ÐCourt€again€communicated€with€Judge€Smith.€€However,€no€record€was€made€of€thisÐ l¼ Ðconversation.ÐX ¨Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àJudge€Smith€indicated€that€he€was€very€familiar€with€the€family€and€the€issuesÐ 0"€  Ðin€the€case€due€to€its€long€history€in€Alabama.€€Furthermore,€it€was€the€very€concernÐ #l! Ðabout€drug€usage€that€factored€into€his€jurisdictional€keeping€clause.€€He€alsoÐ $X" Ðindicated€that€he€previously€(and€recently)€found€Ms.€Robbie€Whiteheadððs€homeÐ ô$D # Ðappropriate€for€[B.N.W.].€€It€is€noted€by€this€Court€that€Robbie€Whitehead€fulfills€theÐ à%0!$ Ðdefinition€of€a€ð ðPerson€acting€as€a€parentðð€under€the€UCCJEA.€€Part€of€the€purposeÐ Ì&"% Ðof€the€UCCJEA€is€to€ensure€that€a€custody€dispute€should€be€heard€in€the€state€whichÐ ¸'#& Ðcan€best€decide€the€case€in€the€interest€of€the€child.€€Put€simply,€upon€considerationÐ ¤(ô#' Ðof€T.C.A.€36„6„216€and€36„6„218,€both€Courts€agreed€that€Alabama€is€the€properÐ )à$( Ðcourt€of€record.€€Accordingly,€this€Court€will€allow€the€Alabama€custody€order€toÐ |*Ì%) Ðremain€intact.Ðh+¸&*Ð Ð  ÐÐ T,¤'+ Ðà8  àSO€ORDERED€on€the€30th€day€of€August,€2004€òònunc€pro€tuncóó€to€August€6,€2004.аРР ÐÌà  àAn€appeal€was€taken€by€Spann€and€Debra€Whitehead€to€Juvenile€Court€Judge€Betty€AdamsÐ ˆØ ÐGreen€from€the€August€6,€2004,€actions€of€Referees€Calhoun€and€Rosenberg€which€are€reflected€inÐ tÄ Ðthe€òònunc€pro€tuncóó€order€of€August€30,€2004,€filed€by€Alan€Calhoun€and€that€matter€came€on€to€beÐ `° Ðheard€before€Judge€Green€on€August€10,€2004.׃"×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€order€by€Judge€Green€provided:Ð L œ ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€matter€came€on€for€hearing€on€the€10th€day€of€August,€2004,€before€theÐ $ t ÐHonorable€Betty€Adams€Green,€Judge,€upon€the€notices€of€appeal€of€the€ruling€of€theÐ  ` ÐHonorable€Alan€Calhoun,€Referee,€and€the€Honorable€W.€Scott€Rosenberg,€Referee;Ð ü L  Ðwhereupon,€the€Court€took€this€matter€under€advisement€and€allowed€the€parties€toÐ è 8  Ðsubmit€briefs€on€the€issues€in€this€case€arising€under€the€Uniform€Child€CustodyÐ Ô$  ÐJurisdiction€and€Enforcement€Act.ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àIt€is,€accordingly,€ORDERED€as€follows:Иè Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à1.€€€€€€€€The€orders€of€the€Honorable€Alan€Calhoun,€Referee,€and€theÐ pÀ ÐHonorable€W.€Scott€Rosenberg,€Referee,€in€this€matter,€which€are€herebyÐ \¬ Ðincorporated€into€this€order€by€reference,€are€hereby€confirmed€by€the€HonorableÐ H˜ ÐBetty€Adams€Green,€Judge,€pursuant€to€the€provisions€of€section€37„1„107€of€theÐ 4„ ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€and€Rule€4€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Juvenile€Procedure.Ð pÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.€€€€€€€€The€Honorable€Betty€Adams€Green,€Judge€of€the€Juvenile€Court€forÐ øH ÐDavidson€County,€Tennessee,€has€spoken€by€telephone€with€the€Honorable€LarryÐ ä4 ÐMack€Smith,€Judge€of€the€Juvenile€Court€for€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama,€pursuantÐ Ð  Ðto€the€provisions€of€Uniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€and€Enforcement€Act.€€TheÐ ¼  Ðjudges€agreed€that€the€order€of€the€Alabama€court€entered€February€24,€2004,Ð ¨ø Ðprovided€that€all€previous€orders€of€that€court€remained€in€full€force€and€effect,Ð ”ä Ðincluding€the€provisions€of€the€Alabama€courtððs€order€entered€August€19,€2003,Ð €Ð Ðwhich€stated,€ð ðThe€Court€reserves€jurisdiction€to€continue€monitoring€progress€in€thisÐ l¼ Ðcause€of€action.ðð€€The€aforementioned€Alabama€order€also€stated,€ð ðThis€Court€shallÐ X ¨ Ðretain€jurisdiction€over€this€matter€and€shall€have€review€hearing€on€the€17th€day€ofÐ D!” ÐFebruary,€2004,€at€11:30€a.m.€before€the€undersigned.ðð€€Judge€Smith€stated€that€heÐ 0"€  Ðreserved€jurisdiction€over€this€matter€in€his€Court€due€to€his€concern€that€the€motherÐ #l! Ðof€the€minor€child,€Debra€Whitehead€(hereinafter€ð ðmotherðð)€would€relapse€into€drugÐ $X" Ðabuse,€which€was€what€led€to€the€removal€of€her€child€by€the€Alabama€court€as€earlyÐ ô$D # Ðas€2001.€€The€judges€of€both€courts€agreed€that€the€child€has€extensive€ties€to€theÐ à%0!$ ÐState€of€Alabama€inasmuch€as€she€resided€from€her€birth€to€2003€at€the€residence€ofÐ Ì&"% Ðher€paternal€grandmother,€Robbie€Whitehead€(hereinafter€ð ðgrandmotherðð),€inÐ ¸'#& ÐAlabama€and€continued€to€visit€her€grandmother€in€Alabama€on€alternating€weekendsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðafter€the€mother€moved€with€the€child€to€Tennessee€in€2003.€€The€mother€and€theÐ )à$( Ðchild€are€represented€in€the€Alabama€by€counsel€and€a€guardian€ad€litem,Ð ° Ðrespectively,€and€the€mother€is€currently€in€treatment€for€her€drug€abuse€in€AlabamaÐ œì Ðaccording€to€her€Tennessee€counsel.ЈØÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à3.€€€€€€€€This€court€declines€to€exercise€jurisdiction€over€any€custodyÐ `° Ðdetermination€in€this€matter€and€hereby€defers€such€issues€to€the€Juvenile€Court€forÐ L œ ÐLauderdale€County,€Alabama;€however,€the€Tennessee€Department€of€ChildrenððsÐ 8 ˆ ÐServices€(hereinafter€ð ðDepartmentðð)€may€proceed€on€its€petition€alleging€that€theÐ $ t Ðmother€has€caused€the€minor€child€to€be€a€dependent€and€neglected€child€within€theÐ  ` Ðdefinition€set€forth€at€section€37„1„102(b)(12)€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated.€€ThisÐ ü L  ÐCourt€shall€transfer€any€further€proceedings€involving€the€custody€determinationÐ è 8  Ðregarding€this€child€to€the€Juvenile€Court€for€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à4.€€€€€€€€This€Court€is€displeased€by€the€conduct€of€the€parties€in€failing€toÐ ¬ü  Ðcomply€with€the€existing€orders€of€both€the€Alabama€court€and€this€Court.€Ð ˜è  ÐSpecifically,€William€Calvin€Spann€failed€to€honor€the€provisions€of€the€AlabamaÐ „Ô  Ðcourtððs€orders€regarding€the€childððs€visitation€with€her€grandmother,€and€RobbieÐ pÀ ÐWhitehead€failed€to€honor€the€provisions€of€this€Courtððs€order€requiring€her€to€returnÐ \¬ Ðthe€child€to€Tennessee€after€this€Court€ordered€that€such€visitation€take€place.€€ThisÐ H˜ ÐCourt€admonishes€the€parties€to€this€litigation€that€no€litigant€may€thumb€his€or€herÐ 4„ Ðnose€at€the€orders€of€any€court€dealing€with€the€custody€of€this€minor€child.€€It€is€theÐ  p Ðfervent€hope€of€this€Court€that€the€parties€will€put€aside€their€own€interests,€focusÐ  \ Ðinstead€upon€what€is€best€for€the€minor€child€and€comply€with€whatever€visitationÐ øH Ðregimen€the€Alabama€court€orders.€€It€is€clear€that€the€parties€in€this€case€all€loveÐ ä4 Ð[B.N.W.],€and€she€is€entitled€to€the€love€of€all€of€the€members€of€her€family€on€bothÐ Ð  Ðsides.м Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à5.€€€€€€€This€Court€finds€that€custody€of€[B.N.W.]€is€currently€vested€in€RobbieÐ ”ä ÐWhitehead€pursuant€to€the€provisions€of€the€Alabama€courtððs€order€entered€July€19,Ð €Ð Ð2004,€and€that€a€hearing€is€currently€set€in€the€Alabama€court€with€regard€to€this€childÐ l¼ Ðon€October€6,€2004.€€This€Court€shall€defer€to€the€Alabama€court€with€regard€toÐ X ¨ Ðwhatever€custody€determination€the€Alabama€court€makes€upon€its€hearing€regardingÐ D!” Ðthe€child.Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àOn€October€29,€2004,€Robbie€Whitehead€filed€a€copy€of€the€order€of€the€Juvenile€Court€ofÐ $X" ÐLauderdale€County€of€October€13,€2004,€with€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Davidson€County€together€withÐ ô$D # Ða€Notice€of€Filing€which€provided:Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà8  àà ` àComes€now€Robbie€Whitehead,€by€and€through€counsel,€and€gives€notice€ofÐ ¸'#& Ðthe€filing€of€the€order€of€the€Juvenile€Court€for€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama,€enteredÐ ¤(ô#' ÐOctober€13,€2004.€€The€aforementioned€order€set€a€hearing€regarding€the€minor€child,Ð )à$( Ð[B.N.W.],€in€the€Alabama€court€for€November€23,€2004,€at€11:00€a.m.€€Also€filedÐ |*Ì%) Ðherewith€is€a€copy€of€the€order€of€service€and€return€of€the€Alabama€court€reflectingÐ h+¸&* Ðthat€Debra€Whitehead,€the€mother€of€the€minor€child,€was€served€with€process€in€theÐ T,¤'+ ÐAlabama€custody€proceeding€on€October€20,€2004,€at€Restoration€Ranch€inÐ ° ÐTuscumbia,€Colbert€County,€Alabama,€where€she€has€been€since€she€enteredÐ œì Ðtreatment€shortly€after€the€removal€of€the€minor€child€from€the€mother€by€theÐ ˆØ ÐTennessee€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€in€June€2004.ÐtÄÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àWilliam€Spann€and€Debra€Whitehead€filed€timely€Notices€of€Appeal.׃#×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð L œ ÐÌà  àThe€first€of€many€jurisdictional€problems€addressing€the€Court€is€the€problem€of€our€ownÐ $ t Ðjurisdiction€given€the€present€posture€of€this€case.€€When€reserving€jurisdiction€over€the€DCSÐ  ` Ðdependent€and€neglected€child€petition€in€its€Final€Order€entered€October€18,€2004,€the€JuvenileÐ ü L  ÐCourt€made€no€designation€of€finality€as€to€all€other€issues€and€parties€under€Tennessee€Rules€ofÐ è 8  ÐCivil€Procedure€54.02.€€Whatever€problems€there€are€in€this€case€as€to€finality,€considerations€ofÐ Ô$  Ðjudicial€economy€and€the€avoiding€of€piecemeal€appeals€mandate€suspension€of€the€final€judgmentÐ À  Ðrequirement€in€this€case.€€Decision€on€the€appeal€at€bar€may€well,€under€the€facts€of€this€case,€renderÐ ¬ü  Ðmoot€the€still€pending€dependency€and€neglect€proceedings.€€We€will,€therefore,€suspend€the€finalityÐ ˜è  Ðrequirements€of€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€54.02€and€proceed€to€a€consideration€of€theÐ „Ô  Ðmerits€of€this€appeal.€€òòBayberry€Assoc.€v.€Jonesóó,€783€S.W.2d€553,€559€(Tenn.1990);€òòRector€v.Ð pÀ ÐHalliburtonóó,€No.€M1999„02802„COA„R3„CV,€2003€WL€535924,€at€*3€(Tenn.Ct.App.€Feb.€26,Ð \¬ Ð2003).Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThis€appeal€involves€the€Tennessee€version€of€the€Uniform€Child€Custody€and€JurisdictionÐ  p Ðand€Enforcement€Act€(Tenn.Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„201€òòet€seqóó.).€€References€in€the€Tennessee€Act€to€ð ðthisÐ  \ Ðpartðð€refers€to€the€entirety€of€the€Uniform€Statute€appearing€from€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€36„6„Ð øH Ð201€through€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€36„6„243.€€(òòSeeóó€Tenn.Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„201.)Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àThe€only€two€states€involved€in€the€litigation€at€bar€are€Tennessee€and€Alabama,€withÐ ¼  ÐAlabama€also€having€adopted,€effective€January€1,€2000,€the€Uniform€Child€Custody€JurisdictionÐ ¨ø Ðand€Enforcement€Act€(Code€of€Alabama€section€30„3B„101€òòet€seqóó.).Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àAn€extensive€and€informative€discussion€of€the€Uniform€Act€appears€in€an€annotation€entitledÐ l¼ Ðð ðConstruction€and€Operation€of€Uniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€and€Enforcement€Actðð€in€100Ð X ¨ ÐA.L.R.€5th,€at€1„65.€€The€Tennessee€version€of€the€Uniform€Act€was€discussed€at€length€by€this€CourtÐ D!” Ðin€òòCliburn€v.€Bergeronóó,€Nos.€M2002„01386„COA„R3„CV,€M2001„03157„COA„R3„CV,€2002€WLÐ 0"€  Ð31890868€(Tenn.Ct.App.€Dec.€31,€2002)€(no€perm.€app.€filed).Ð #l! ÐÌà  àBasically,€under€the€Uniform€Act,€there€are€four€(4)€types€of€initial€child€custody€jurisdiction,Ð ô$D # Ðâ âthose€being€home€state€jurisdiction,€significant€connection€jurisdiction,€jurisdiction€by€reason€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðdeclination€of€jurisdiction,€and€default€jurisdiction.€€Tenn.Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„216.׃$×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Since€we€haveÐ ° Ðâ âdetermined€that€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sections€36„6„221€and€36„6„222€are€outcomeÐ œì Ðdeterminative€of€all€jurisdictional€questions,€no€extensive€discussion€of€other€provisions€of€theÐ ˆØ ÐUniform€Act€is€necessary.€€We€do€not€have€in€this€case€competition€between€states€as€to€which€stateÐ tÄ Ðhas€jurisdiction,€but€rather€agreement€of€both€states€that€Alabama€has€jurisdiction.€€The€JuvenileÐ `° ÐCourt€of€Davidson€County€has€deferred€to€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Juvenile€Court€of€LauderdaleÐ L œ ÐCounty,€Alabama,€where€extensive€proceedings€occurred€predating€the€April€14,€2004,€Petition€filedÐ 8 ˆ Ðin€Tennessee.€€Appellate€review€of€the€action€of€a€trial€court€in€declining€to€exercise€jurisdictionÐ $ t Ðunder€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„222€(or€Alabama€section€30„3B„207)€is€limited€to€aÐ  ` Ðdetermination€of€whether€or€not€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion.€€òòShanoski€v.€Milleróó,€780€A.2dÐ ü L  Ð275,€279€(Me.2001).Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„222€provides:Ð À  ÐÌà8  à€€€€€ò ò36„6„222.€€Declining€jurisdiction€ð"ð€Inconvenient€forum.€ð"ð€ó ó(a)€A€court€of€thisÐ ˜è  Ðstate€which€has€jurisdiction€under€this€part€to€make€a€child„custody€determinationÐ ˆØ  Ðmay€decline€to€exercise€its€jurisdiction€at€any€time€if€it€determines€that€it€is€anÐ tÄ Ðinconvenient€forum€under€the€circumstances€and€that€a€court€of€another€state€is€aÐ `° Ðmore€appropriate€forum.€€The€issue€of€inconvenient€forum€may€be€raised€uponÐ Lœ Ðmotion€of€a€party,€the€courtððs€motion,€or€request€of€another€court.Ð8ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  à€€€€€(b)€€Before€determining€whether€it€is€an€inconvenient€forum,€a€court€of€this€stateÐ $t Ðshall€consider€whether€it€is€appropriate€for€a€court€of€another€state€to€exerciseÐ ` Ðjurisdiction.€€For€this€purpose,€the€court€shall€allow€the€parties€to€submit€informationÐ üL Ðand€shall€consider€all€relevant€factors,€including:Ðè8Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(1)€€The€length€of€time€the€child€has€resided€outside€this€state;ÐÔ$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(2)€The€distance€between€the€court€in€this€state€and€the€court€in€the€state€thatÐ À Ðwould€assume€jurisdiction;ЬüÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(3)€€The€relative€financial€circumstances€of€the€parties;ИèÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(4)€€Any€agreement€of€the€parties€as€to€which€state€should€assume€jurisdiction;ЄÔÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(5)€The€nature€and€location€of€the€evidence€required€to€resolve€the€pendingÐ pÀ Ðlitigation,€including€testimony€of€the€child;Ð\ ¬Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(6)€€The€ability€of€the€court€of€each€state€to€decide€the€issue€expeditiously€andÐ H!˜ Ðthe€procedure€necessary€to€present€the€evidence;Ð4"„ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(7)€€Whether€domestic€violence€has€occurred€and€is€likely€to€continue€in€theÐ  #p! Ðfuture€and€which€state€could€best€protect€the€parties€and€the€child;€and€Ð $\"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(8)€€The€familiarity€of€the€court€of€each€state€with€the€facts€and€issues€in€theÐ ø$H # Ðpending€litigation.Ðä%4!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(c)€€If€a€court€of€this€state€determines€that€it€is€an€inconvenient€forum€and€thatÐ Ð& "% Ða€court€of€another€state€is€a€more€appropriate€forum,€it€shall€stay€the€proceedingsÐ ¼' #& Ðupon€condition€that€a€child„custody€proceeding€be€promptly€commenced€in€anotherÐ ¨(ø#' Ðdesignated€state€and€may€impose€any€other€condition€the€court€considers€just€andÐ ”)ä$( Ðproper.Ѐ*Ð%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(d)€€A€court€of€this€state€may€decline€to€exercise€its€jurisdiction€under€this€partÐ ° Ðif€a€child„custody€determination€is€incidental€to€an€action€for€divorce€or€anotherÐ œì Ðproceeding€while€still€retaining€jurisdiction€over€the€divorce€or€other€proceeding.ЈØÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„222.Ð `° ÐÌà  àThe€right€of€a€trial€court€to€decline€jurisdiction€includes€all€forms€of€jurisdiction€authorizedÐ 8 ˆ Ðby€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„216€and€ð ðEmergency€temporary€jurisdictionðð€underÐ $ t ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„219,€since€all€such€bases€of€jurisdiction€exist€under€ð ðthisÐ  ` Ðpart.ððÐ ü L  ÐÌà  àAddressing€this€same€question,€the€Supreme€Court€of€Maine€held:Ð Ô$  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€question€before€us€is€not€whether€the€North€Carolina€court€committedÐ ¬ü  Ðerror.€€Our€concern€is€whether€the€Maine€District€Court€exceeded€the€bounds€of€itsÐ ˜è  Ðdiscretion€in€declining€to€exercise€jurisdiction.€€We€review€a€decision€to€decline€toÐ „Ô  Ðexercise€jurisdiction€for€reason€of€inconvenient€forum€for€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòAlleyÐ pÀ Ðv.€Parkeróó,€1998€ME€33,€ðð€6,€707€A.2d€77,€79.Ð\¬Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€UCCJEA€provides€specific€factors€to€be€considered€by€a€court€withÐ 4„ Ðcontinuing€exclusive€jurisdiction€in€determining€whether€it€is€the€appropriate€forumÐ  p Ðor€whether€another€state€is€the€more€appropriate€forum.€€19„A€€€M.R.S.A.€ðð€1751(2).€Ð  \ ÐThe€first€listed€factor€is€whether€domestic€violence€has€occurred€and€which€state€canÐ øH Ðbest€protect€the€parties€and€the€child.€€òòIdóó.€€ðð€1751(2)(A).€€There€was€no€evidence€ofÐ ä4 Ðdomestic€violence€in€this€case,€and€thus,€this€factor€has€no€bearing€on€the€matter.ÐÐ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€second€factor€is€ð ð[t]he€length€of€time€the€child€has€resided€outsideÐ ¨ø Ð[Maine].ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€1751(2)(B).€€The€court€noted€that€the€child€had€lived€in€NorthÐ ”ä ÐCarolina€since€she€was€less€than€a€year€old€and€had€spent€approximately€80%€of€herÐ €Ð Ðtime€in€North€Carolina.Ðl¼Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€court€did€not€discuss€the€third€factor,€which€is€the€distance€between€theÐ D!” Ðtwo€states.€€òòId.óó€ðð€1751(2)(C).€€Although€Shanoski€had€pointed€out€to€the€court€that€theÐ 0"€  Ðdistance€is€900€miles,€he€did€not€raise€any€issue€about€the€distance€except€for€theÐ #l! Ðexpense€of€travel,€and€he€has€made€no€argument€in€this€Court€concerning€this€factor.Ð$X"Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àExpense€is€a€concern€in€the€fourth€factor€which€is€the€partiesðð€ð ðrelativeÐ à%0!$ Ðfinancial€circumstances.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€1751(2)(D).€€The€court€did€not€discuss€this€factor,Ð Ì&"% Ðpossibly€because€there€was€so€little€evidence€on€it.€€The€evidence€before€the€court€wasÐ ¸'#& Ðthat€Shanoski€is€an€attorney€with€a€substantial€education€debt.€€Neither€his€verifiedÐ ¤(ô#' Ðopposition€nor€Millerððs€affidavit€gave€Shanoskiððs€income.€€Millerððs€income€wasÐ )à$( Ðapproximately€$25,000€annually,€and€her€parents,€who€are€described€as€wealthy€byÐ |*Ì%) Ðâ âShanoski,€have€assisted€her€with€litigation€costs.€€Before€this€Court,€Shanoski€doesÐ h+¸&* Ðnot€make€any€argument€that€the€financial€facts€demonstrate€that€Maine€shouldÐ ° Ðexercise€jurisdiction.МìÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌà8  àà ` àThe€fifth€factor€is€whether€there€is€ð ð[a]ny€agreement€of€the€parties€as€to€whichÐ tÄ Ðstate€should€assume€jurisdiction.ðð€€òòId.óó€ðð€1751(2)(E).€€The€1997€refereeððs€report€statedÐ `° Ðthat€the€parties€had€agreed€that€Maine€had€jurisdiction€over€the€divorce€and€theÐ L œ Ðordered€reference€for€the€unresolved€1998€visitation.€€On€its€face,€however,€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðagreement€is€limited€to€the€divorce€itself€and€the€unresolved€1998€visitation.€€It€wasÐ $ t Ðnot€an€agreement€that€Maine€would€exercise€jurisdiction€in€all€future€disputes,€norÐ  ` Ðwas€it€an€agreement€to€arbitrate€all€future€disputes.€€The€second€refereeððs€reportÐ ü L  Ðcontains€no€agreement€regarding€jurisdiction€or€arbitration;€the€parties€were€òòorderedóóÐ è 8  Ðto€arbitrate€future€disputes.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€sixth€factor€deals€with€the€ð ðnature€and€location€of€the€evidenceðð€for€theÐ ¬ü  Ðcustody€dispute.€€òòId.óó€ðð€1751(2)(F).€€The€court€found€that€more€information€regardingÐ ˜è  Ðthe€child€was€in€North€Carolina€than€Maine.€€The€court€stated€that€ð ðcare€providers,Ð „Ô  Ðteachers,€and€others€who€have€had€significant€and€longstanding€contactðð€with€theÐ pÀ Ðchild€are€in€North€Carolina.€€Because€the€dispute€between€the€parties€centered€on€theÐ \¬ Ðdisruption€that€visitation€may€have€on€the€childððs€education,€it€was€particularlyÐ H˜ Ðappropriate€that€the€court€consider€that€teachersðð€testimony€may€have€a€bearing€on€Ð 4„ Ðthe€outcome.€€The€court€did€not€ignore€the€fact€that€Maine€witnesses€may€also€haveÐ  p Ðtestimony€as€it€suggested€that€the€Maine€witnesses€could€testify€by€deposition€orÐ  \ Ðtelephonically.ÐøHÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€next€factor€concerns€the€respective€courtsðð€abilities€to€decide€the€caseÐ Ð  Ðexpeditiously.€€òòIdóó.€ðð€1751(2)(G).€€Shanoski€argues€that€Maine€can€act€more€fairly€andÐ ¼  Ðexpeditiously€than€North€Carolina€because€Maine€allows€parties€and€witnesses€toÐ ¨ø Ðappear€and€testify€by€telephone.€€He€states€that€the€North€Carolina€court€would€notÐ ”ä Ðlet€him€appear€by€telephone€for€the€oral€argument€on€his€motion€to€dismiss.€Ð €Ð ÐShanoski,€however,€was€acting€pro€se€in€that€matter.€€There€was€no€evidence€thatÐ l¼ ÐNorth€Carolina€would€not€allow€Maine€witnesses€to€testify€telephonically.€€TheÐ X ¨ ÐMaine€court€found€that€more€witnesses€who€have€significant€information€about€theÐ D!” Ðchild€and€her€circumstances€are€located€in€North€Carolina.€€This€fact€implies€that€itÐ 0"€  Ðwould€be€more€expeditious€for€the€North€Carolina€court€to€schedule€a€hearing.Ð#l!Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€final€factor€is€the€familiarity€of€each€court€with€the€facts€and€issues.€€òòId.óóÐ ô$D # Ððð€1751(2)(H).€€Although€the€Maine€court€did€not€discuss€this€factor,€the€voluminousÐ à%0!$ Ðfile€indicates€that€the€Maine€court€has€been€presented€with€more€of€the€issues€than€theÐ Ì&"% ÐNorth€Carolina€courts.и'#&Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àShanoski€also€makes€a€general€argument,€regarding€all€of€the€factors,€that€theÐ )à$( Ðcourt€should€have€addressed€each€factor,€made€specific€findings€of€fact€on€eachÐ |*Ì%) Ðfactor,€and€concluded€which€factors€weighed€in€favor€of€or€against€declining€toÐ h+¸&* Ðexercise€jurisdiction.€€The€inconvenient€forum€statute,€however,€does€not€expresslyÐ T,¤'+ Ðrequire€the€court€to€make€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law€for€each€factor.€€TheÐ ° Ðstatutory€requirement€is€for€a€court€to€consider€the€factors.€€òòId.óó€ðð€1751(2).€€We€haveÐ œì Ðnot,€by€case€law,€required€trial€courts€to€specifically€enumerate€their€findings€on€eachÐ ˆØ Ðfactor€in€those€situations€in€which€there€are€statutory€factors€to€be€considered.€€òòSeeÐ tÄ ÐMacCormick€v.€MacCormickóó,€513€A.2d€266,€268€(Me.1986)€(stating€trial€court€notÐ `° Ðrequired€to€give€detailed€findings€on€each€statutory€factor€concerning€best€interestsÐ L œ Ðof€children).€€We€require€trial€courts€to€make€findings€that€are€sufficient€to€inform€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðparties€of€the€courtððs€reasoning€and€sufficient€for€effective€appellate€review.€€òòDargieóó,Ð $ t Ð2001€ME€127,€ðð€2,€778€A.2d€at€353.Ð `Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àIn€this€case,€the€court€found€that€the€child€had€spent€80%€of€her€life€in€NorthÐ è 8  ÐCarolina€and€that€her€teachers,€care€providers,€and€others€who€had€spent€significantÐ Ô$  Ðtime€with€her€were€located€in€North€Carolina.€€These€facts€related€to€three€of€theÐ À  Ðstatutory€factors:€(1)€the€length€of€time€the€child€has€lived€outside€Maine,€19„A€€Ð ¬ü  ÐM.R.S.A.€ðð€1751(2)(B);€(2)€the€nature€and€location€of€the€evidence,€òòid.óó€ðð€1751(2)(F);Ð ˜è  Ðand€(3)€the€ability€of€each€court€to€decide€the€case€expeditiously,€òòid.óó€ðð€1751(2)(G).€Ð „Ô  ÐWe€are€not€persuaded€that€the€court€ignored€evidence€regarding€other€factors€or€thatÐ pÀ Ðthe€court€gave€improper€weight€to€the€factors€it€discussed.€€The€courtððs€thoughtfulÐ \¬ Ðdiscussion€was€sufficient€to€inform€the€parties€of€the€basis€of€its€decision€andÐ H˜ Ðsufficient€for€us€to€perform€our€function€of€appellate€review.Ð4„Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€Maine€court€determined€that€because€of€the€length€of€time€that€the€childÐ  \ Ðhad€lived€in€North€Carolina€and€because€more€of€the€evidence€relating€to€the€childÐ øH Ðwas€in€North€Carolina,€Maine€was€an€inconvenient€forum€and€North€Carolina€was€theÐ ä4 Ðmore€appropriate€forum.€€We€cannot€conclude€that€the€Maine€court€exceeded€orÐ Ð  Ðabused€its€discretion€in€making€that€determination.м Ð Ð  ÐÌòòShanoskióó,€780€A.2d€at€279„81.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àThe€superior€court€of€Connecticut€in€a€New€York„Connecticut€jurisdictional€contextÐ l¼ Ðaddressed€what€appeared€to€be€mutual€deference€between€courts.€€In€òòLord€v.€Lordóó,€No.Ð X ¨ ÐFA970348367S,€2001€WL€1202614€(Conn.€Super.€Ct.€Sept.€14,€2001),€a€couple€born€and€raised€inÐ D!” ÐNew€York€and€married€in€that€state€moved€to€Connecticut€in€1996€where€their€child€was€born.€€NineÐ 0"€  Ðmonths€after€the€birth€of€the€child,€the€mother€moved€back€to€New€York€with€the€child.€€In€aÐ #l! ÐConnecticut€divorce€action€of€July€29,€1998,€the€mother€received€legal€custody€of€the€child€pursuantÐ $X" Ðto€the€court„approved€agreement€of€the€parties.€€In€March€of€2000€the€mother€filed€a€New€YorkÐ ô$D # Ðaction€seeking€to€modify€the€Connecticut€decree€with€father€asserting€that€Connecticut€hadÐ à%0!$ Ðcontinuing€jurisdiction€under€the€Uniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€Act.€€(Predecessor€to€theÐ Ì&"% ÐUniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€and€Enforcement€Act.)€€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔThe€New€York€court€declined€toÐ ¸'#& Ðexercise€jurisdiction€recognizing€Connecticut€continuing€jurisdiction€over€matters€of€custody€butÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdismissing€the€New€York€petition€without€prejudice€observing:Ð )à$( ÐÌà8  àà ` àIf€the€Connecticut€declines€jurisdiction€and€defers€to€the€courts€of€New€York,Ð h+¸&* Ðthis€Court€will€entertain€an€application€by€either€party€for€modification€of€the€custodyÐ T,¤'+ Ðand/or€visitation€provisions€of€the€divorce€judgment.€€Absent€such€a€specificÐ ° Ðdetermination€by€the€Connecticut€court,€this€Court€declines€to€proceed€therein.МìÐ Ð  ÐÌòòLordóó,€2001€WL€1202614,€at€*2.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àIn€acknowledging€that€the€Connecticut€court€had€continuing€jurisdiction€of€the€custody€caseÐ L œ Ðbut€declining€to€exercise€such€jurisdiction,€the€Connecticut€court€held:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà8  àà ` àSection€13€of€the€UCCJEA€includes€an€express€ð ðcontinuing€exclusiveÐ  ` Ðjurisdictionðð€rule€which€states:€(a)€Except€as€otherwise€provided€in€section€15€of€thisÐ ü L  ÐAct,€a€court€of€this€state€which€has€made€a€child€custody€determination€pursuant€toÐ è 8  Ðsections€12€to€14,€inclusive,€of€this€act,€has€exclusive,€continuing€jurisdiction€overÐ Ô$  Ðthe€determination€until:€(1)€a€court€of€this€state€or€a€court€of€another€state€determinesÐ À  Ðthat€the€child,€the€childððs€parents€and€any€person€acting€as€a€parent€do€not€presentlyÐ ¬ü  Ðreside€in€this€state;€or€(2)€a€court€of€this€state€determines€that€(A)€this€state€is€not€theÐ ˜è  Ðhome€state€of€child,€(B)€a€parent€or€a€person€acting€as€a€parent€continues€to€reside€inÐ „Ô  Ðthis€state€but€the€child€no€longer€has€a€significant€relationship€with€such€parent€orÐ pÀ Ðperson,€and€substantial€evidence€is€no€longer€available€in€this€state€concerning€theÐ \¬ Ðchildððs€care,€protection,€training,€and€personal€relationships.ÐH˜Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àUnder€Section€13,€this€state€is€not€deprived€of€continuing,€exclusiveÐ  p Ðjurisdiction€under€(1)€above€since€the€plaintiff€continues€to€reside€here.€€Nor€is€itÐ  \ Ðdeprived€of€such€jurisdiction€under€(2)€above.€€Clearly,€New€York€has€becomeÐ øH ÐBridgetteððs€home€state.€€It€cannot,€however,€be€said€her€relationship€with€the€plaintiff,Ð ä4 Ðwho€continues€to€reside€here,€is€no€longer€significant€although€this€court€findsÐ Ð  Ðsubstantial€evidence€is€no€longer€available€here€concerning€her€care,€protection,Ð ¼  Ðtraining€and€personal€relationships.€€Her€family€is€almost€exclusively€in€New€YorkÐ ¨ø Ðas€are€her€school,€her€treating€doctor(s),€her€neighbors,€her€friends,€and€her€medicalÐ ”ä Ðand€education€records.€€Bridgettððs€only€present€connection€with€Connecticut€is€thatÐ €Ð Ðher€father€resides€here.€€Thus,€New€York€has€the€maximum€contact€concerning€theÐ l¼ Ðchildððs€present€and€future€care€and€protection.€€While€there€is€some€visitation€in€thisÐ X ¨ Ðstate€on€a€monthly€basis,€most€visitation€is€scheduled€to€take€place€in€New€York€andÐ D!” Ðthe€plaintiff„father€does€not€play€an€active€role€in€Bridgeteððs€daily€life€so€as€toÐ 0"€  Ðestablish€a€significant€connection€to€Connecticut€or€provide€substantial€evidenceÐ #l! Ðhere.€€Bridgette€has€no€childhood€friends€here,€knows€none€of€her€dadððs€neighbors,Ð $X" Ðdoes€not€attend€school€here,€is€not€medically€treated€here,€and€is€not€enrolled€in€anyÐ ô$D # Ðorganized€activities€here.€€Essentially,€her€only€ties€to€this€state€are€the€occurrence€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðher€birth,€a€short€residency,€and€her€fatherððs€continued€residency.ÐÌ&"%Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àWhile€the€defendantððs€argument€this€court€lacks€continuing€jurisdiction€isÐ ¤(ô#' Ðattenuated,€more€persuasive€is€her€second€argument€that€this€court€should€decline€toÐ )à$( Ðexercise€jurisdiction€based€upon€the€ð ðinconvenient€forumðð€provision€of€the€UCCJEA.€Ð |*Ì%) ÐSection€18(a)€provides,€ð ðA€court€of€this€state€which€has€jurisdiction€under€this€ActÐ h+¸&* Ðto€make€a€child€custody€determination€may€decline€to€exercise€its€jurisdiction€at€anyÐ T,¤'+ Ðtime€if€it€determines€that€it€is€an€inconvenient€forum€under€the€circumstances€and€thatÐ ° Ða€court€of€another€state€is€a€more€appropriate€forum.ðð€€Section€18(b)€provides:МìÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIn€determining€whether€a€court€of€this€state€is€an€inconvenient€forumÐ ˆØ Ðand€that€it€is€more€appropriate€for€a€court€of€another€state€to€exerciseÐ tÄ Ðjurisdiction,€the€court€shall€allow€the€parties€to€submit€informationÐ `° Ðand€shall€consider€all€relevant€factors€including:€(1)€whether€familyÐ L œ Ðviolence€has€occurred€and€is€likely€to€continue€in€the€future€and€whichÐ 8 ˆ Ðstate€could€best€protect€the€parties€and€the€child;€(2)€the€length€of€timeÐ $ t Ðthe€child€has€resided€outside€this€state;€(3)€the€distance€between€theÐ  ` Ðcourt€in€this€state€and€the€court€in€the€state€that€would€assumeÐ ü L  Ðjurisdiction;€(4)€the€relative€financial€circumstances€of€the€parties;€(5)Ð è 8  Ðany€agreement€of€the€parties€as€to€which€state€would€assumeÐ Ô$  Ðjurisdiction;€(6)€the€nature€and€location€of€the€evidence€required€toÐ À  Ðresolve€the€pending€litigation,€including€testimony€of€the€child;€(7)Ð ¬ü  Ðthe€ability€of€the€court€of€each€state€to€decide€the€issue€expeditiouslyÐ ˜è  Ðand€the€procedures€necessary€to€present€the€evidence;€and€(8)€theÐ „Ô  Ðfamiliarity€of€the€court€of€each€state€with€the€facts€and€issues€in€theÐ pÀ Ðpending€litigation.Ð\¬` x` x ÐÌà8  àà ` à.€.€.Ð4„Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àA€consideration€of€these€factors€dictates€a€finding€Connecticut€should€declineÐ  \ Ðjurisdiction€under€these€provisions.€€While€this€case€has€no€history€of€family€violenceÐ øH Ðand€despite€the€Agreementððs€provision€this€state€will€retain€jurisdiction,€the€child€hasÐ ä4 Ðresided€outside€the€state€since€August€of€1997€and€was€a€resident€of€Connecticut€forÐ Ð  Ða€mere€nine€(9)€months;€the€distance€between€this€court€and€the€family€court€inÐ ¼  ÐSuffolk€County,€New€York,€is€approximately€ninety€(90)€miles„not€sufficient€to€makeÐ ¨ø Ða€meaningful€difference.€€Although€the€plaintiff€had€earlier€earned€substantially€moreÐ ”ä Ðincome€than€did€the€defendant,€he€now€claims€to€earn€only€slightly€more€than€doesÐ €Ð Ðthe€defendant€in€her€$47,000€a€year€teaching€position;€the€partiesðð€financial€positionsÐ l¼ Ðare€therefore€irrelevant.€€The€coupleððs€agreement€Connecticut€would€retainÐ X ¨ Ðjurisdiction€is€also€irrelevant€„€particularly€since€this€court€has€subject€matterÐ D!” Ðjurisdiction.€€Virtually€all€of€the€evidence„both€by€testimony€and€by€way€ofÐ 0"€  Ðdocumentation„resides€in€New€York.€€While€highly€unlikely€this€not„yet€five„year„oldÐ #l! Ðchildððs€testimony€will€be€required,€her€location€in€New€York€suggests€any€courtÐ $X" Ðordered€custody/visitation€evaluation€or€mediation€should€occur€there.€€Clearly,€theÐ ô$D # Ðcourt€in€both€states€is€equally€competent€to€decide€the€pending€issues.€€While€thisÐ à%0!$ Ðcourt€presently€has€greater€familiarity€with€the€facts€and€issues,€transcripts,Ð Ì&"% Ðmemoranda,€and€the€recommendations€of€family€services€in€New€York€will€provideÐ ¸'#& Ðsufficient€guidance€for€the€New€York€courtððs€eventual€orders.€€Further,€this€courtÐ ¤(ô#' Ðremains€available€for€any€communication€that€court€might€find€informative.€€Finally,Ð )à$( ÐNew€York€has€expressed€a€willingness€to€assume€jurisdiction€if€this€state€declines€toÐ |*Ì%) Ðexercise€the€same.Ðh+¸&*Ð Ð  ÐÐ T,¤'+ Ðà8  àà ` àThis€court€finds€there€is€subject€matter€jurisdiction€but€declines€to€exerciseÐ ° Ðthe€same€on€the€ground€of€inconvenient€forum.€€Because€the€UCCJA€provision€forÐ œì Ðdismissal€of€the€Connecticut€action€when€this€state€determines€it€is€an€inconvenientÐ ˆØ Ðforum€(Connecticut€General€Statutes€ðð€46b„97(e))€was€not€carried€over€into€the€newÐ tÄ Ðlegislation,€the€defendantððs€motion€to€dismiss€is€denied.€€Her€motion€to€declineÐ `° Ðjurisdiction€is€granted.ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌòòLordóó,€2001€WL€1202614,€at€*2„4.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àVery€educational€decisions€relative€to€the€UCCJEA€are€òòWelch„Doden€v.€Robertsóó,€42€P.3dÐ ü L  Ð1166€(Ariz.Ct.App.2002)€and€òòS.W.€v.€Duncanóó,€24€P.3d€846€(Okla.2001).€€These€cases,€however,€doÐ è 8  Ðnot€address€the€declining€of€jurisdiction€under€the€UCCJEA,€but€rather€a€contest€among€jurisdictionsÐ Ô$  Ðas€to€which€court€in€fact€has€jurisdiction.€€These€cases€generally€involve€the€preference€for€ð ðhomeÐ À  Ðstateðð€jurisdiction€under€the€UCCJEA€as€to€ð ðinitialðð€custody€jurisdiction€but€also€recognize€as€toÐ ¬ü  Ðmodification€of€an€existing€custody€order,€ð ðhome€stateðð€jurisdiction€status€does€not€overrideÐ ˜è  Ðcontinuing€jurisdiction€in€the€absence€of€a€determination€by€the€ð ðcontinuing€jurisdictionðð€court€thatÐ „Ô  Ðit€no€longer€has€exclusive€continuing€jurisdiction€or€that€another€court€would€be€a€more€convenientÐ pÀ Ðforum.€€òòS.W.óó,€24€P.3d€at€856„57.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àAnother€carefully€reasoned€decision€involving€ð ðhome€state€ðð€jurisdiction€and€an€unsuccessfulÐ 4„ Ðeffort€by€one€ð ðhome€stateðð€jurisdiction€to€bestow€ð ðhome€stateðð€jurisdiction€on€another€state€is€òòIn€reÐ  p ÐMcCoyóó,€52€S.W.3d€297€(Tex.Ct.App.2001).€€In€that€case,€the€home€state€of€the€child€was€the€foreignÐ  \ Ðcountry€Qatar,€which€sought€by€court€order€to€defer€jurisdiction€to€Texas€at€a€time€when€ArkansasÐ øH Ðhad€become€the€home€state€of€the€child.€€Explaining€its€decision€that€the€Texas€court€had€noÐ ä4 Ðjurisdiction,€the€Court€of€Appeals€of€Texas€held:Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àTexas€simply€no€longer€had€superior€jurisdiction€to€Arkansas€at€the€timeÐ ¨ø ÐMichael€filed€his€suit€in€Texas.€€If€Michael€had€filed€suit€in€Texas€while€Qatar€stillÐ ”ä Ðmaintained€its€status€as€ð ðhome€state,ðð€Qatarððs€deferral€to€the€Texas€court€would€haveÐ €Ð Ðmade€Texas€the€state€with€a€superior€right€to€jurisdiction.€€At€that€time,€Arkansas€hadÐ l¼ Ðnot€become€the€home€state,€and€Qatar€was€clearly€the€home€state.€€However,€becauseÐ X ¨ ÐMichael€waited€to€file€suit€in€Texas€until€the€children€had€lived€in€Arkansas€for€wellÐ D!” Ðover€six€months,€Arkansas€achieved€ð ðhome€stateðð€status€during€his€delay.Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌòòIn€re€McCoyóó,€52€S.W.3d€at€306.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àWith€this€insight€into€persuasive€authority€from€sister€jurisdictions,€we€turn€to€the€case€at€bar.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àWhile€Tennessee€might€claim€ð ðhome€stateðð€status,€under€the€facts€of€this€case,€it€has€not€doneÐ ¸'#& Ðso.€€The€only€basis€on€which€Tennessee€has€actually€taken€jurisdiction€is€as€a€result€of€the€DCSÐ ¤(ô#' Ðpetition€charging€that€B.N.W.€was€a€dependent€and€neglected€child.€€Indeed,€Juvenile€Referee€AlanÐ )à$( ÐCalhoun€made€it€clear€in€his€August€17,€2004,€order€that€ð ðThis€court€is€exercising€temporaryÐ |*Ì%) Ðemergency€jurisdiction€of€this€matter€pursuant€to€section€36„6„219€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated;Ð h+¸&* Ðhowever,€the€extent€of€its€jurisdiction€remains€disputed.ððÐ T,¤'+ Їà  àThe€only€relevant€pleadings€before€the€Court€are€(1)€the€petition€by€Debra€Whitehead€toÐ ° Ðdomesticate€the€judgment€of€the€Alabama€Juvenile€Court€of€February€23,€2004,€which€petition€hasÐ œì Ðnever€been€adjudicated€and€the€order€never€domesticated;€(2)€the€answer€of€Robbie€WhiteheadÐ ˆØ Ðchallenging€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Davidson€County,€Tennessee,€to€eitherÐ tÄ Ðdomesticate€the€Alabama€order€or€take€any€other€action€in€this€case;€(3)€the€petition€of€DCS€forÐ `° Ðemergency€consideration€of€the€dependent€and€neglected€child€allegations€as€to€B.N.W.;€and€(4)€theÐ L œ Ðoral€petition€of€William€Spann€recognized€in€the€temporary€custody€order€whereby€he€sought€suchÐ 8 ˆ Ðcustody€under€the€DCS€petition.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àBecause€the€record€discloses€that€proceedings€as€to€custody€of€B.N.W.€had€long€been€ongoingÐ ü L  Ðbefore€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama,€consideration€has€to€be€first€given€toÐ è 8  ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€36„6„221.€€This€statute€provides:Ð Ô$  ÐÌà8  à€€€€ò ò36„6„221.€€Proceedings€already€commenced€in€another€state.€€ð"ð€ó ó(a)€Except€asÐ ¬ü  Ðotherwise€provided€in€ðð€36„6„219€[temporary€emergency€jurisdiction],€a€court€of€thisÐ œì  Ðstate€may€not€exercise€its€jurisdiction€under€this€part€if,€at€the€time€of€theÐ ˆØ  Ðcommencement€of€the€proceeding,€a€proceeding€concerning€the€custody€of€the€childÐ tÄ Ðhas€been€commenced€in€a€court€of€another€state€having€jurisdiction€substantially€inÐ `° Ðconformity€with€this€part,€unless€the€proceeding€has€been€terminated€or€is€stayed€byÐ Lœ Ðthe€court€of€the€other€state€because€a€court€of€this€state€is€a€more€convenient€forumÐ 8ˆ Ðunder€ðð€36„6„222.Ð$tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(b)€Except€as€otherwise€provided€in€ðð€36„6„219,€a€court€of€this€state,€beforeÐ ` Ðhearing€a€child€custody€proceeding,€shall€examine€the€court€documents€and€otherÐ üL Ðinformation€supplied€by€the€parties€pursuant€to€ðð€36„6„224.€€If€the€court€determinesÐ è8 Ðthat€a€child€custody€proceeding€has€been€commenced€in€a€court€in€another€stateÐ Ô$ Ðhaving€jurisdiction€substantially€in€accordance€with€this€part,€the€court€of€this€stateÐ À Ðshall€stay€its€proceeding€and€communicate€with€the€court€of€the€other€state.€€If€theÐ ¬ü Ðcourt€of€the€state€having€jurisdiction€substantially€in€accordance€with€this€part€doesÐ ˜è Ðnot€determine€that€the€court€of€this€state€is€a€more€appropriate€forum,€the€court€of€thisÐ „Ô Ðstate€shall€dismiss€the€proceeding.ÐpÀÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(c)€In€a€proceeding€to€modify€a€child€custody€determination,€a€court€of€thisÐ \ ¬ Ðstate€shall€determine€whether€a€proceeding€to€enforce€the€determination€has€beenÐ H!˜ Ðcommenced€in€another€state.€€If€a€proceeding€to€enforce€a€child€custody€determinationÐ 4"„  Ðhas€been€commenced€in€another€state,€the€court€may:Ð #p!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(1)€Stay€the€proceeding€for€modification€pending€the€entry€of€an€order€of€aÐ  $\" Ðcourt€of€the€other€state€enforcing,€staying,€denying,€or€dismissing€the€proceeding€forÐ ø$H # Ðenforcement;Ðä%4!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(2)€Enjoin€the€parties€from€continuing€with€the€proceeding€for€enforcement;Ð Ð& "% Ðorм' #&Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(3)€Proceed€with€the€modification€under€conditions€it€considers€appropriate.Ш(ø#'Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„221.Ð €*Ð%) Ðâ âÐ l+¼&* Ðà  àAt€least€at€the€theoretical€level,€the€UCCJEA€was€intended€to€resolve€problems€existing€underÐ ° Ðâ âthe€UCCJA€concerning€simultaneous€proceedings.€€As€explained€in€the€comments€to€the€official€textÐ œì Ðunder€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„221:׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð ˆØ ÐÌà8  àà ` àThis€section€represents€the€remnants€of€the€simultaneous€proceedingsÐ `° Ðprovisions€of€the€UCCJA€ðð€6.€€The€problem€of€simultaneous€proceedings€is€no€longerÐ L œ Ða€significant€issue.€€Most€of€the€problems€have€been€resolved€by€the€prioritization€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðhome€state€jurisdiction€under€section€17€[ðð€36„6„216];€the€exclusive,€continuingÐ $ t Ðjurisdiction€provisions€of€section€18€[ðð€36„6„217];€and€the€prohibitions€onÐ  ` Ðmodification€of€section€19€[ðð€36„6„218].€€If€there€is€a€home€state,€there€can€be€noÐ ü L  Ðexercise€of€significant€connection€jurisdiction€in€an€initial€child€custodyÐ è 8  Ðdetermination€and,€therefore,€no€simultaneous€proceedings.€€If€there€is€a€state€ofÐ Ô$  Ðexclusive,€continuing€jurisdiction,€there€cannot€be€another€state€with€concurrentÐ À  Ðjurisdiction€and,€therefore,€no€simultaneous€proceedings.€€Of€course,€the€home€state,Ð ¬ü  Ðas€well€as€the€state€with€exclusive,€continuing€jurisdiction,€could€defer€to€anotherÐ ˜è  Ðstate€under€section€23€[ðð€36„6„222].€€However,€that€decision€is€left€entirely€to€theÐ „Ô  Ðhome€state€or€the€state€with€exclusive,€continuing€jurisdiction.ÐpÀÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„221€(official€cmts).Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àSo€it€appears€that€at€the€time€of€the€final€hearing€before€the€Davidson€County€Juvenile€CourtÐ  p Ðconcerning€jurisdiction€it€was€apparent€that:Ð  \ ÐÌà  à1.à0 ` àIf€the€court€found,€regardless€of€home€state€status,€that€Alabama€had€continuous€andÐ ä4 Ðexclusive€jurisdiction€of€the€custody€issues,€then€Tennessee€must€defer€to€theÐ Ð  ÐAlabama€court€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„221.м ` (#` (# Ðà  à2.à0 ` àIf€the€Davidson€County€court€was€an€inconvenient€forum€under€the€circumstancesÐ ¨ø Ðand€the€court€of€Alabama€was€a€more€appropriate€forum,€then€regardless€of€the€typeÐ ”ä Ðof€jurisdiction€that€the€Tennessee€court€was€or€could€be€exercising,€the€TennesseeÐ €Ð Ðcourt€in€its€discretion€could€decline€to€exercise€jurisdiction€and€defer€to€the€AlabamaÐ l¼ Ðcourts€under€the€provisions€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„222.ÐX ¨` (#` (# ÐÌà  àAt€the€time€of€the€final€hearing€of€August€10,€2004,€which€resulted€in€the€final€judgment€ofÐ 0"€  Ðthe€Juvenile€Court€of€Davidson€County€on€October€18,€2004,€the€following€is€undisputed€in€theÐ #l! Ðrecord:Ð $X" ÐÌà  à1.à0 ` àOngoing€custody€proceedings€as€to€B.N.W.€had€existed€in€Alabama€for€three€(3)Ð à%0!$ Ðyears€prior€to€the€April€14,€2004,€petition€being€filed€in€Davidson€County.ÐÌ&"%` (#` (# Ðà  à2.à0 ` àThe€child,€B.N.W.,€was€in€Alabama€and€in€the€custody€of€Robbie€Whitehead€underÐ ¸'#& Ðâ âthe€July€19,€2004,€order€of€the€Alabama€court.Ф(ô#'` (#` (# Ðà  à3.à0 ` àThe€mother,€Debra€Whitehead,€was€physically€located€in€Alabama€in€a€drug€rehabÐ ° Ðâ âcenter.Мì` (#` (# Ðà  à4.à0 ` àMaternal€grandfather,€William€Spann,€had€never€been€a€party€to€the€AlabamaÐ ˆØ Ðproceedings,€and€his€only€claim€to€custody€of€B.N.W.€was€based€upon€the€order€ofÐ tÄ Ðthe€Tennessee€court€following€the€DCS€petition€when€that€court€was€exercisingÐ `° Ðtemporary€emergency€jurisdiction€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„Ð L œ Ð6„219.Ð8 ˆ` (#` (# Ðà  à5.à0 ` àThe€Alabama€court€had€not€determined€that€it€no€longer€had€continuing€exclusiveÐ $ t Ðjurisdiction€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„218(1).Ð `` (#` (# Ðà  à6.à0 ` àNeither€a€court€of€Tennessee€nor€a€court€of€Alabama€had€determined€that€the€child,Ð ü L  Ðthe€childððs€parents€or€any€person€acting€as€a€parent€did€not€presently€reside€in€theÐ è 8  Ðstate€of€Alabama.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„218(2).ÐÔ$ ` (#` (# ÐÌà  àWhile€we€are€hampered€by€the€fact€that€the€ð ðOrder€Confirming€Refereeðð€entered€October€18,Ð ¬ü  Ð2004,€following€the€hearing€of€August€10,€2004,€does€not€specifically€delineate€the€basis€upon€whichÐ ˜è  ÐJudge€Green€declined€to€exercise€jurisdiction€and€deferred€to€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Juvenile€CourtÐ „Ô  Ðof€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama,€the€findings€made€by€the€Davidson€County€Juvenile€Court€leaveÐ pÀ Ðno€doubt€that€Alabama€has€continuing€exclusive€jurisdiction€and€is€the€more€convenient€andÐ \¬ Ðappropriate€forum€to€hear€the€custody€issues€in€this€case.€€The€Order€provides:Ð H˜ ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.€€€€€€€€The€Honorable€Betty€Adams€Green,€Judge€of€the€Juvenile€Court€forÐ  p ÐDavidson€County,€Tennessee,€has€spoken€by€telephone€with€the€Honorable€LarryÐ  \ ÐMack€Smith,€Judge€of€the€Juvenile€Court€for€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama,€pursuantÐ øH Ðto€the€provisions€of€Uniform€Child€Custody€Jurisdiction€and€Enforcement€Act.€€TheÐ ä4 Ðjudges€agreed€that€the€order€of€the€Alabama€court€entered€February€24,€2004,Ð Ð  Ðprovided€that€all€previous€orders€of€that€court€remained€in€full€force€and€effect,Ð ¼  Ðincluding€the€provisions€of€the€Alabama€courtððs€order€entered€August€19,€2003,Ð ¨ø Ðwhich€stated,€ð ðThe€Court€reserves€jurisdiction€to€continue€monitoring€progress€in€thisÐ ”ä Ðcause€of€action.ðð€€The€aforementioned€Alabama€order€also€stated,€ð ðThis€Court€shallÐ €Ð Ðretain€jurisdiction€over€this€matter€and€shall€have€review€hearing€on€the€17th€day€ofÐ l¼ ÐFebruary,€2004,€at€11:30€a.m.€before€the€undersigned.ðð€€Judge€Smith€stated€that€heÐ X ¨ Ðreserved€jurisdiction€over€this€matter€in€his€Court€due€to€his€concern€that€the€motherÐ D!” Ðof€the€minor€child,€Debra€Whitehead€(hereinafter€ð ðmotherðð)€would€relapse€into€drugÐ 0"€  Ðabuse,€which€was€what€led€to€the€removal€of€her€child€by€the€Alabama€court€as€earlyÐ #l! Ðas€2001.€€The€judges€of€both€courts€agreed€that€the€child€has€extensive€ties€to€theÐ $X" ÐState€of€Alabama€inasmuch€as€she€resided€from€her€birth€to€2003€at€the€residence€ofÐ ô$D # Ðher€paternal€grandmother,€Robbie€Whitehead€(hereinafter€ð ðgrandmotherðð),€inÐ à%0!$ ÐAlabama€and€continued€to€visit€her€grandmother€in€Alabama€on€alternating€weekendsÐ Ì&"% Ðafter€the€mother€moved€with€the€child€to€Tennessee€in€2003.€€The€mother€and€theÐ ¸'#& Ðchild€are€represented€in€the€Alabama€by€counsel€and€a€guardian€ad€litem,Ð ¤(ô#' Ðrespectively,€and€the€mother€is€currently€in€treatment€for€her€drug€abuse€in€AlabamaÐ )à$( Ðaccording€to€her€Tennessee€counsel.Ð|*Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðâ âÐ h+¸&* Ðà8  àà ` à3.€€€€€€€€This€court€declines€to€exercise€jurisdiction€over€any€custodyÐ ° Ðâ âdetermination€in€this€matter€and€hereby€defers€such€issues€to€the€Juvenile€Court€forÐ œì ÐLauderdale€County,€Alabama;€however,€the€Tennessee€Department€of€ChildrenððsÐ ˆØ ÐServices€(hereinafter€ð ðDepartmentðð)€may€proceed€on€its€petition€alleging€that€theÐ tÄ Ðmother€has€caused€the€minor€child€to€be€a€dependent€and€neglected€child€within€theÐ `° Ðdefinition€set€forth€at€section€37„1„102(b)(12)€of€the€Tennessee€Code€Annotated.€Ð L œ ÐThis€Court€shall€transfer€any€further€proceedings€involving€the€custody€determinationÐ 8 ˆ Ðregarding€this€child€to€the€Juvenile€Court€for€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama.Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àFrom€our€review€of€the€record,€it€is€clear€that€Alabama€has€continuing€exclusive€jurisdictionÐ ü L  Ðand€is€the€most€convenient€and€adequate€forum€to€determine€these€issues€concerning€the€custody€of€Ð è 8  ÐB.N.W.€€The€Juvenile€Court€of€Davidson€did€not€abuse€its€discretion€in€declining€to€exerciseÐ Ô$  Ðjurisdiction€and€in€deferring€to€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama.Ð À  ÐÔ#†XSUXX XSU #ÔÌà  àThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€to€decline€to€exercise€jurisdiction€and€to€defer€to€Alabama€isÐ ˜è  Ðmandated€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„221€because€Alabama€has€exclusiveÐ „Ô  Ðcontinuing€jurisdiction€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„217.€€The€record€before€thisÐ pÀ ÐCourt€clearly€establishes€that€Alabama€has€such€exclusive€continuing€jurisdiction.€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àAppellants€assert€that€Robbie€Whitehead€is€not€a€ð ðperson€acting€as€a€parentðð€within€theÐ 4„ Ðmeaning€of€the€UCCJEA.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„205(13)€provides:Ð  p ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àððPerson€acting€as€a€parentðð€means€a€person€other€than€a€parent€who:€Ð øH Ðà ¸ à(A)€Has€physical€custody€of€the€child€or€has€had€physicalÐ ä4 Ðcustody€for€a€period€of€six€(6)€consecutive€months,€including€anyÐ Ð  Ðtemporary€absence,€within€one€(1)€year€immediately€before€theÐ ¼  Ðcommencement€of€a€child€custody€proceeding;€and€Ð¨ø` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(B)€Has€been€awarded€legal€custody€by€a€court€or€claims€aÐ ”ä Ðright€to€legal€custody€under€the€law€of€this€state;ЀÐ` x` x ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„205(13).Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àIn€order€for€appellants€to€prevail€it€would€be€necessary€to€construe€ð ðcommencement€of€a€childÐ 0"€  Ðcustody€proceedingðð€to€mean€the€proceeding€instituted€by€Debbie€Whitehead€in€Davidson€CountyÐ #l! Ðon€April€14,€2004.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„205(4)€provides,€ð ðððChild€custodyÐ $X" Ðproceedingðð€means€a€proceeding€in€which€legal€custody,€physical€custody,€or€visitation€with€respectÐ ô$D # Ðto€a€child€is€an€issue.ðð€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThat€same€statute€provides,€ð ðððChild€custody€determinationðð€means€a€judgment,€decree,€orÐ ¸'#& Ðother€order€of€a€court€providing€for€the€legal€custody,€physical€custody,€or€visitation€with€respect€toÐ ¤(ô#' Ða€child.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„205(4).Ð )à$( ÐÌà  àNothing€in€the€UCCJEA€compels€the€conclusion€that€ð ðcommencement€of€a€child€custodyÐ h+¸&* Ðproceedingðð€means€the€commencement€of€the€Tennessee€proceeding€in€this€case.€€This€is€particularlyÐ T,¤'+ Ðtrue€since€Alabama€clearly€has€continuing€jurisdiction€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„Ð ° Ð6„217€following€the€ð ðcommencement€of€a€child€custody€proceedingðð€in€the€state€of€Alabama.€€TheÐ œì Ðstatutory€construction€sought€by€the€appellants€would€mean€that€the€court€with€exclusive€continuingÐ ˆØ Ðjurisdiction,€which€had€specifically€reserved€such€continuing€jurisdiction,€had€in€the€same€order€inÐ tÄ Ðwhich€such€jurisdiction€had€been€reserved,€sewn€the€seed€for€the€destruction€of€its€own€jurisdictionÐ `° Ðby€the€mere€lapse€of€time.€€Such€a€construction€would€frustrate€the€purposes€of€UCCJEA.€€TennesseeÐ L œ ÐCode€Annotated€section€36„6„202€provides:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àConstruction€and€purpose.€€This€part€shall€be€liberallyÐ  ` Ðconstrued€and€applied€to€promote€its€underlying€purposes€andÐ ü L  Ðpolicies.€€This€part€should€be€construed€according€to€its€purposes,Ð è 8  Ðwhich€are€to:ÐÔ$ ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(1)€Avoid€jurisdictional€competition€and€conflict€with€courtsÐ À  Ðof€other€states€in€matters€of€child€custody€which€have€in€the€pastÐ ¬ü  Ðresulted€in€the€shifting€of€children€from€state€to€state€with€harmfulÐ ˜è  Ðeffects€on€their€well„being;Ð„Ô ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(2)€Promote€cooperation€with€the€courts€of€other€states€to€theÐ pÀ Ðend€that€a€custody€decree€is€rendered€in€that€state€which€can€bestÐ \¬ Ðdecide€the€case€in€the€interest€of€the€child;ÐH˜` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(3)€Discourage€the€use€of€the€interstate€system€for€continuingÐ 4„ Ðcontroversies€over€child€custody;Ð p` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(4)€Deter€abductions€of€children;Ð \` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(5)€Avoid€relitigation€of€custody€decisions€of€other€states€inÐ øH Ðthis€state;€andÐä4` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(6)€Facilitate€the€enforcement€of€custody€decrees€of€otherÐ Ð  Ðstates.м ` x` x ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„202.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àIn€cases€involving€exclusive€continuing€jurisdiction€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sectionÐ l¼ Ð36„6„217,€it€is€apparent€that€the€ð ðperson€acting€as€a€parentðð€means€a€person€acting€as€a€parent€at€theÐ X ¨ Ðtime€the€original€action€in€the€continuing€jurisdiction€state€was€filed.€€The€official€comments€toÐ D!” ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€36„6„217€provide:Ð 0"€  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€continuing€jurisdiction€of€the€original€decree€state€is€exclusive.€Ð $X" ÐIt€continues€until€one€(1)€of€two€(2)€events€occurs:Ðô$D #` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à1.€€If€a€parent€or€a€person€acting€as€a€parent€remains€in€theÐ à%0!$ Ðoriginal€decree€state,€continuing€jurisdiction€is€lost€when€neither€theÐ Ì&"% Ðchild,€the€child€and€a€parent,€nor€the€child€and€a€person€acting€as€aÐ ¸'#& Ðparent€continue€to€have€a€significant€connection€with€the€originalÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdecree€state€and€there€is€no€longer€substantial€evidence€concerning€theÐ )à$( Ðchildððs€care,€protection,€training€and€personal€relations€in€that€state.Ð|*Ì%)` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIn€other€words,€even€if€the€child€has€acquired€a€new€homeÐ h+¸&* Ðstate,€the€original€decree€state€retains€exclusive,€continuingÐ T,¤'+ Ðjurisdiction,€so€long€as€the€general€requisites€of€the€substantialÐ ° Ðconnection€jurisdiction€provisions€are€met.€€If€the€relationshipÐ œì Ðbetween€the€child€and€the€person€remaining€in€the€state€withÐ ˆØ Ðexclusive,€continuing€jurisdiction€becomes€so€attenuated€that€theÐ tÄ Ðcourt€could€no€longer€find€significant€connections€and€substantialÐ `° Ðevidence,€jurisdiction€would€no€longer€exist.€€The€use€of€the€phraseÐ L œ Ðð ða€court€of€this€stateðð€under€subsection€(a)(1)€makes€it€clear€that€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðoriginal€decree€state€is€the€sole€determinant€of€whether€jurisdictionÐ $ t Ðcontinues.€€A€party€seeking€to€modify€a€custody€determination€mustÐ  ` Ðobtain€an€order€from€the€original€decree€state€stating€that€it€no€longerÐ ü L  Ðhas€jurisdiction.Ðè 8 ` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à2.€€Continuing€jurisdiction€is€lost€when€the€child,€the€childððsÐ Ô$  Ðparents,€and€any€person€acting€as€a€parent€no€longer€reside€in€theÐ À  Ðoriginal€decree€state.Ьü ` x` x ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„6„217€(official€cmts).Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àAt€the€time€of€the€commencement€of€the€child€custody€proceeding€in€Alabama,€RobbieÐ \¬ ÐWhitehead€was€a€ð ðperson€acting€as€a€parentðð€with€the€father€of€B.N.W.€being€incarcerated€and€herÐ H˜ Ðmother€being€addicted€to€cocaine.€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àIt€is€well€to€observe€that€Juvenile€Referee€Alan€Calhoun€in€his€August€30,€2004€orderÐ  \ Ðspecifically€found€that€Robbie€Whitehead€was€a€ð ðperson€acting€as€a€parentðð€under€the€UCCJEA.€Ð øH ÐThis€finding€was€approved€and€incorporated€into€the€final€order€of€Juvenile€Judge€Green€enteredÐ ä4 ÐOctober€18,€2004.€€Having€no€transcript€or€statement€of€the€evidence€for€review€we€have€no€meansÐ Ð  Ðof€reviewing€the€factual€basis€on€which€this€determination€was€made€and€must€conclusively€presumeÐ ¼  Ðthat€the€testimonial€record€would€support€the€action€of€the€trial€judge.€€òòSeeóó€òòSherrodóó,€849€S.W.2d€atÐ ¨ø Ð783.€€Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àAppellants€further€complain€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€making€an€appropriate€record€ofÐ l¼ Ðits€communications€with€the€juvenile€court€of€Lauderdale€County,€Alabama€as€required€by€TennesseeÐ X ¨ ÐCode€Annotated€section€36„6„213(d)€and€(e).€€This€issue€is€raised€for€the€first€time€on€appeal€as€theÐ D!” Ðrecord€before€the€Court€does€not€disclose€that€appellants€objected€to€such€matters€in€the€trial€courtÐ 0"€  Ðor€otherwise€brought€to€the€attention€of€the€trial€judge€the€inadequacy€of€the€record€relative€to€theÐ #l! Ðcommunication€between€judges.€€They€may€not€be€heard€now€to€complain.€€òòPearman€v.€Pearmanóó,Ð $X" Ð781€S.W.2d€585,€587„88€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989);€òòBarnhill€v.€Barnhillóó,€826€S.W.2d€443,€458€(Tenn.Ð ô$D # ÐCt.€App.€1991).€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àEven€if€deferring€to€Alabama€were€not€mandated€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sectionÐ ¸'#& Ð36„6„221€the€trial€court€cannot€be€held€to€have€abused€its€discretion€under€Tennessee€CodeÐ ¤(ô#' ÐAnnotated€section€36„6„222€in€finding€that€Alabama€was€the€most€convenient€and€adequate€forumÐ )à$( Ðfor€determination€of€these€custody€issues.Ð |*Ì%) Ðâ âÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àThe€disposition€made€of€this€case€makes€it€unnecessary€to€discuss€whether€or€not€DebraÐ ° Ðâ âWhitehead€is€judicially€estopped€to€attack€the€continuing€jurisdiction€of€the€Alabama€court€when€herÐ œì Ðinitial€and€only€relevant€pleading€in€the€case€seeks€to€domesticate€and€enforce€the€judgment€of€theÐ ˆØ ÐAlabama€court.€€òòSeeóó€òòMarcus€v.€Marcusóó,€993€S.W.2d€596,€601„03€(Tenn.€1999).Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€in€all€respects€affirmed,€and€the€costs€are€assessed€to€theÐ L œ Ðappellants.€€The€case€is€remanded€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ü L  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGE