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MARCUS v. MARCUS

993 S.W.2d 596 (1999)

Lorraine Burton Spiers MARCUS, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Trent Wright MARCUS, Defendant/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Loyd Taylor, Craig B. Flood, II, Memphis, for Appellant.

Caren B. Nichol, Memphis, for Appellee.

OPINION

DROWOTA, J.

In this case, we consider whether the Chancery Court of Shelby County abused its discretion in declining jurisdiction of a suit for the modification of child custody. Apparently finding that the plaintiff was barred from filing suit in Tennessee due to her violation of previous child custody orders entered in North Carolina, the trial court dismissed the plaintiff's complaint. The Court of Appeals reversed. Because

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