Missing Children

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Tennessee

Clearinghouses

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Criminal Intelligence Unit 901 R.S. Gass Blvd. Nashville, TN 37206 (615) 744-4000 FAX: (615) 744-4513

Non-profit Missing Children Organizations

Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC) Contact Person: Sgt. Len Edwards, Telephone: 901-405-8441. The objective of COMEC is to "provide the vital community functions necessary to deal effectively with missing and exploited children" Their goal is "to promote the safety and welfare of all children in the community".

Custody & Parental Abduction

Case History: Findings of Fact Adams v Cooper. Dispute over custody between parents who never married. Custody removed for violation of court ordered visitation. Order overturned by Court of Appeals. Domestic relations Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Paternity Compliance with Visitation Order Visitation Relocation of Child Criminal Custodial Interference