Tennessee § 36-4-129 Stipulated grounds and/or defenses - Grant of divorce

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§ 36-4-129 — Stipulated grounds and/or defenses - Grant of divorce

Tennessee § 36-4-129

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-4-129 (2026).

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(a)In all actions for divorce from the bonds of matrimony or legal separation the parties may stipulate as to grounds and/or defenses.

(b)The court may, upon stipulation to or proof of any ground of divorce pursuant to § 36-4-101 , grant a divorce to the party who was less at fault or, if either or both parties are entitled to a divorce or if a divorce is to be granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, declare the parties to be divorced, rather than awarding a divorce to either party alone.

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(a) In all actions for divorce from the bonds of matrimony or legal separation the parties may stipulate as to grounds and/or defenses. (b) The court may, upon stipulation to or proof of any ground of divorce pursuant to § 36-4-101 , grant a divorce to the party who was less at fault or, if either or both parties are entitled to a divorce or if a divorce is to be granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, declare the parties to be divorced, rather than awarding a divorce to either party alone.