Tennessee Statutes
§ 36-5-105 — Intestacy of plaintiff spouse - Effect on alimony
Tennessee·Title 36
(a)(1) If the bonds of matrimony have been dissolved at the suit of the plaintiff spouse, the defendant spouse shall not be entitled to any part of the real or personal estate of the plaintiff spouse in case of such plaintiff's intestacy.
(2)Any entitlement a spouse may have to alimony shall be decided on the basis of factors set forth in § 36-5-121 .
(b)However, when the cause of divorce is irreconcilable differences under § 36-4-103 , subsection (a) shall not apply if the parties have entered into a written marital dissolution agreement wherein the plaintiff consents to the payment to the defendant of alimony, either in lump sum form or periodic payments; provided, that such marital dissolution agreement is approved by the court granting the decree of divorce.
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Related
Massey-Holt v. Holt
255 S.W.3d 603 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2007)
Gerald A. Ottinger v. Kimberly S. Ottinger
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2004)
Legislative History
Acts 1983, ch. 414, § 6; T.C.A., § 36-840; Acts 1987, ch. 390, § 5; 2005, ch. 287, § 4.
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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