Tennessee Statutes

§ 34-3-103 — Priority of persons to be considered for appointment

Tennessee § 34-3-103

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-103 (2026).

Text

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 person with a disability;
(2)The spouse of the person with a disability;
(3)Any child of the person with a disability;
(4)Closest relative or relatives of the person with a disability;
(5)A district public guardian as described by § 34-7-104 ; and (6) Other person or persons.

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AmSouth Bank v. Cunningham
253 S.W.3d 636 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2006)
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In the Matter of Lyle L. LAWTON. Stephen Lawton v. Lyle L. Lawton
384 S.W.3d 754 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2012)
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In Re Conservatorship of Charles C. Rowe
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2024)
In Re Conservatorship of Sophia Elaine Taylor
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
In re Conservatorship For Mary N. Ayers
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
In re Conservatorship of Frank S. King, Jr.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
In Re James Preston Hess, IV
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2012)
In Re Conservatorship of John Martin Muldoon
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2020)
In Re Conservatorship of Betty A. Winston
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2020)
In Re: Conservatorship For Ralph C. Williams
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
In Re Conservatorship of Jerome Edward Douglas
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2021)
The Conservatorship of Annette H. Cross
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2009)
In Re Conservatorship of Karubah Carnahan
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
In Re: Conservatorship of Alvin A. Moore
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2005)
In Re The Conservatorship of Alfonso B. Patton
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2012)
In Re: Convervatorship of Goldie Childs
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)

Legislative History

Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 435,s 36, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 43; T.C.A. § 34-13-103.

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