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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 2, 2026

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Darrell D. Blanton, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Cody S.

Attorneys 2: Shantell S. Suttle, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, Bibi K.

Judge(s): WARD

The juvenile court magistrate denied Appellant/Father’s petition for custody of the minor child on its finding that Tennessee was not the child’s home state under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Father filed a timely request for review by the juvenile court judge under Tennessee Code Annotated section 37-1-107(d)(1)(A). Because the trial court’s order denying review fails to comply with section 37-1-107(d)(1)(E), it is vacated.

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