Tennessee Statutes
§ 34-5-116 — Maintenance and support
Tennessee § 34-5-116
JurisdictionTennessee
Title34
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-5-116 (2026).
Text
A guardian shall not apply any portion of the income or the estate for the support or maintenance of any person other than the ward, the spouse and the minor children of the ward, except upon petition to and prior order of the court after a hearing. A signed duplicate or certified copy of the petition shall be furnished the proper office of the veterans administration and notice of hearing on the petition shall be given the office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account or other pleading.
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Legislative History
Acts 1943, ch. 90, § 15; C. Supp. 1950, § 8558.16 (Williams, §8553); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 34-916.
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
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 34-5-116, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/34-5-116.