Title 34, Guardianship

(a) In a conservatorship or guardianship or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another stat…

(a) In this part:(1) “Emergency” means a circumstance that likely will result in substantial harm to a respondent's health, safety, or welfare, and for which the appointment of a conservator or guardian is necessary because no other person has authority and is willing to act on t…

It is the intent of this part to supplement any provisions of the Tennessee Adult Protection Act (the Act), compiled in title 71, chapter 6, part 1, to provide a basis for determining jurisdiction between this state and other states or foreign countries in any cases involving the…

(1) A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a conservator or guardian or issue a protective order for a respondent if:(1) This state is the respondent's home state;(2) On the date the petition is filed, this state is a significant-connection state and:(A) The respondent…

(a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under § 34-8-203(1)-(3) has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:(1) Appoint a conservator or guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically present in this state;(2) …

Except as otherwise provided in §§ 34-8-202 and 34-8-204, a court that has appointed a conservator or guardian or issued a protective order consistent with this chapter has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appoin…

(a) A court of this state having jurisdiction under § 34-8-203 to appoint a conservator or guardian or issue a protective order may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. (b) If a court of this …

(a) If at any time a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a conservator or guardian or issue a protective order because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may:(1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction;(2) Exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpos…

If a petition for the appointment of a conservator or guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of this state, no…

(1) Except for a petition for the appointment of a conservator or guardian in an emergency or issuance of a protective order limited to property located in this state under § 34-8-204(a)(1) or (a)(2), if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective ord…

(a) A guardian or conservator appointed in this state may petition the court to transfer the guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) must be given to the persons that would be entitled to notice of a petition in this state f…

(a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to this state under provisions similar to § 34-8-301, the guardian or conservator must petition the court in this state to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must include a certified co…

(a) (1) A guardian or conservator appointed in this state may file a motion with the court making the appointment requesting a transfer of the guardianship or conservatorship to a court in another county of this state.(2) The fee for filing a motion to transfer a guardianship or …

If a conservator or guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a conservator or guardian is not pending in this state, the conservator or guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to reg…

(a) Upon registration of a conservatorship or guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in this state all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of this state, including maintaining act…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the noti…

(a) This chapter applies to guardianship and protective proceedings begun on or after January 1, 2011. (b) Parts 1, 3, and 4 and §§ 34-8-501 and 34-8-502 apply to proceedings begun before January 1, 2011, regardless of whether a guardianship or protective order has been issued.