Except as required by a statute other than this chapter, a trust need not be evidenced by a trust instrument, but the creation of an oral trust and its terms may be established only by clear and convincing evidence.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-407, under Creation, Validity, Modification, and Termination of Trust.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-407
Except as required by a statute other than this chapter, a trust need not be evidenced by a trust instrument, but the creation of an oral trust and its terms may be established only by clear and convincing evidence.