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Tennessee Statutes, Title 34

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Title 34, Guardianship

8 chapters · 145 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 34145 Ch 6, Power of Attorney46 Ch 1, Guardianships and Conservatorships G…33 Ch 8, Uniform Adult Guardianship and Prote…23 Ch 5, Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law22 Ch 3, Conservatorship Generally10 Ch 2, Guardianship Generally6 Ch 7, Public Guardianship for the Elderly5

10 sections·Filtered byTitle 34✕Ch 3✕

Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-101 Action for appointment of conservator — Where brought
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(a) Actions for the appointment of a conservator may be brought in a court exercising probate jurisdiction or any other court of record of any county in which there is venue. (b) (1) An action for the appointment of a conservator shall be brought in the county of residence of the…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-102 Petition for appointment of conservator — Who may file
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A petition for the appointment of a conservator may be filed by any person having knowledge of the circumstances necessitating the appointment of a conservator.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-103 Priority of persons to be considered for appointment
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(1) Subject to the court's determination of what is in the best interests of the person with a disability, the court shall consider the following persons in the order listed for appointment of the conservator:(1) The person or persons designated in a writing signed by the alleged…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-104 Petition for appointment — Sworn — Contents
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(1) The petition for the appointment of a conservator, which shall be sworn, shall contain the following:(1) The name, date of birth, residence and mailing address of the respondent;(2) A description of the nature of the alleged disability of the respondent;(3) The name, age, res…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-105 Examination, physical, psychological or otherwise, of respondent — Confidentiality

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(a) If the respondent has been examined not more that ninety (90) days prior to the filing of the petition and the examination is pertinent, then the examination report must be submitted with the petition. If the respondent has not been examined within ninety (90) days of the fil…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-106 Rights of respondent

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(1) The respondent has the right to:(1) On demand by respondent or the guardian ad litem, a hearing on the issue of disability;(2) Present evidence, including testimony or other evidence from a physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner of the respondent's choosing,…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-107 Where conservator needed — Court order — Consent

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(a) If the court determines a conservator is needed, the court shall enter an order which shall:(1) Name the conservator or co-conservators and, in the court's discretion, a standby conservator or co-conservators;(2) Enumerate the powers removed from the respondent and those to b…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-108 Discharge of conservator — Modification of duties — Termination — Final accountings and distribution of assets

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(a) A conservator appointed under this chapter may be discharged or have its duties modified if the court determines that the respondent is no longer a person with a disability, or that it is in the best interests of the person with a disability that the conservatorship be termin…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-109 Support of person with a disability's spouse or minor children

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The appointment of a conservator for a person with a disability does not automatically terminate the duty of the person with a disability to support such spouse or dependent minor children of the person with a disability. The court having jurisdiction over the person with a disab…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-110 Establishment and operation of the conservatorship management task force

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(a) There is created the conservatorship management task force, referred to in this section as the “task force”. (b) The task force is composed of nine (9) members, which include:(1) The commissioner of disability and aging or the commissioner's designee;(2) The commissioner of h…