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§ 36-4-118 — Proof when ground is conviction of crime

Tennessee § 36-4-118
JurisdictionTennessee
Title36

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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-4-118 (2026).

Text

The proof that the defendant is a convict, or is sentenced to the penitentiary, if that is the cause relied upon for the divorce, shall be by the record of the conviction and sentence.

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Legislative History

Code 1858, § 2464 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 133, § 3); Shan., §4217; Code 1932, § 8442; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-816.

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