Tennessee § 16-11-109 - Infants and guardians.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 16-11-109 — Infants and guardians., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-11-109. Infants and guardians.
The chancery court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the county court, of the persons and estates of infants, and of the appointment and removal of guardians. Code 1858, § 4299; Shan., § 6108; Code 1932, § 10376; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-610. Cross-References. Concurrent jurisdiction with county and juvenile courts, §§ 34-2-101 , 37-1-104 . Guardianship, title 34. Personal service on infants, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 4.04(2). Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 11 Tenn. Juris., Equity, § 30; 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, § 23; 18 Tenn. Juris., Minors, § 23. Law Reviews. A Study of Domestic Relations, Juvenile and Family Courts in Tennessee, 10 Vand. L. Rev. 592. Cited: Kansas City, Ft. S. & M. R. Co. v. Morgan, 76 F. 429, 1896 U.S. App. LEXIS 2142 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1896); Dick v. Dick, 223 Tenn. 228, 443 S.W.2d 472, 1969 Tenn. LEXIS 407 (1969); Cockrell v. Woods, 528 S.W.2d 206, 1975 Tenn. LEXIS 624 (Tenn. 1975); Wilson v. Grantham, 739 S.W.2d 776, 1986 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3505 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1986).
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