Tennessee Statutes
§ 34-5-105 — Limitation on number of wards
Tennessee·Title 34
(a)No person, other than a bank or trust company, shall be guardian of more than twelve (12) wards at one time, unless all wards are members of one family.
(b)Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the department of veterans services or other interested person, alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than twelve (12) wards as provided in subsection (a) and requesting the guardian's discharge for that reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting forthwith from the guardian and shall discharge the guardian from guardianships in excess of twelve (12), after first having appointed a successor.
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Legislative History
Acts 1943, ch. 90, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 8558.5 (Williams, §8543); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 34-905; Acts 1990, ch. 623, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 34-1-101
Chapter 1-3 definitions§ 34-1-105
Bond§ 34-1-106
Petition for appointment of fiduciary§ 34-1-107
Guardian ad litem§ 34-1-108
Hearings on petitions - Notice§ 34-1-110
Management of property - Inventory - Filing - Failure to file or appear - Revocation of authority§ 34-1-112
Compensation to fiduciary§ 34-1-113
Payments by fiduciary§ 34-1-114
Charging of costs of proceedings