Tennessee § 29-5-307 Validity of agreement to arbitrate

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§ 29-5-307 — Validity of agreement to arbitrate

Tennessee § 29-5-307

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-307 (2026).

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(a)An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration an existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable, except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.

(b)The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate.

(c)An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitrability has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable.

(d)If a party to a judicial proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, then the arbitration proceeding may continue pending final resolution of the i

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(a) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration an existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable, except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract. (b) The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate. (c) An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitrability has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable. (d) If a party to a judicial proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, then the arbitration proceeding may continue pending final resolution of the issue by the court, unless the court otherwise orders.