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KITE v. KITE

22 S.W.3d 803 (1997)

Karen Elaine White KITE, Appellant, v. Arlin Jay KITE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

May 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Simpson, Eshbaugh, Simpson and Varner, Knoxville, for Appellant.

William C. Cremins, Laura Rule Hendricks, Eldridge, Irvine & Hendricks, Knoxville, for Appellee.

Theodore R. Kern, Knoxville Legal Aid Society, Knoxville, for Amici Curiae.

OPINION

HOLDER, J.

We granted this appeal to determine whether a trial court retains jurisdiction under Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-605 (1990 Repl.) after failing to conduct a hearing within ten (10) days of service of an ex parte protective order. The intermediate appellate court has answered this question in the negative. We have reviewed the statutory scheme and resolved this issue pursuant to the applicable rules of statutory construction. We...

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