Tennessee Statutes
§ 36-3-102 — Second marriage before dissolution of first prohibited - Effect of absence for five years
Tennessee § 36-3-102
JurisdictionTennessee
Title36
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-102 (2026).
Text
A second marriage cannot be contracted before the dissolution of the first. But the first shall be regarded as dissolved, for this purpose, if either party has been absent five (5) years, and is not known to the other to be living.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2438 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 23, § 16); Shan., § 4188; Code 1932, § 8411; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-404.
Nearby Sections
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§ 36-1-101
Purpose of part - Construction§ 36-1-102
Part definitions§ 36-1-106
Readoption§ 36-1-107
Persons to whom this part is applicable§ 36-1-114
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 36-3-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/36-3-102.