Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-1-104 — Deserted wife as party
Tennessee § 20-1-104
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-1-104 (2026).
Text
Where a husband has deserted his family, the wife may prosecute or defend, in the husband's name, any action that the husband might have prosecuted or defended. The wife may also sue and be sued in her own name for any cause of action accruing subsequently to such desertion.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2805; Shan., § 4505; Code 1932, § 8632; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-104.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 20-1-104, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-1-104.