Tennessee Statutes
§ 71-6-114 — Jurisdiction and venue
Tennessee·Title 71
(a)The circuit, general sessions, and chancery courts have jurisdiction of proceedings arising under this part. Probate courts in counties having a population of not less than seven hundred seventy-five thousand (775,000) according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit and chancery courts.
(b)A proceeding under this part may be commenced in the county where the adult resides or is physically present.
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Related
Tina Y. Vaughn v. Kimberly Dickens-Durham
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
Legislative History
Acts 1986, ch. 630, § 4; T.C.A., § 14-25-114; Acts 1995, ch. 486, § 16.
Nearby Sections
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§ 71-1-101
Short title§ 71-1-102
Part definitions§ 71-1-103
Department created§ 71-1-105
Powers and duties§ 71-1-107
Duties of commissioner§ 71-1-108
Authority over personnel§ 71-1-109
Legal assistance - Property - Rules§ 71-1-111
Hearings - Evidence§ 71-1-113
Expenditure of funds§ 71-1-115
Conditions imposed on local governments