Tennessee § 34-3-101 - Action for appointment of conservator — Where brought.

§ 34-3-101. Action for appointment of conservator — Where brought.

Actions for the appointment of a conservator may be brought in a court exercising probate jurisdiction or any other court of record of any county in which there is venue. An action for the appointment of a conservator shall be brought in the county of residence of the alleged person with a disability. Nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede the Tennessee Adult Protection Act, compiled in title 71, chapter 6, part 1, or the orders of the court pursuant to such act. Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 41; T.C.A. § 34-13-101 ; Acts 2013, ch. 435, §§ 1, 46. Compiler's Notes. Former §§ 34-3-101 — 34-3-120 , 34-3-201 — 34-3-227 , 34-3-301 — 34-3-304 , 34-3-401 — 34-3-413 (Code 1858, §§ 2506, 2508-2515, § 2516 (deriv. Acts 1789, ch. 39, § 5), § 2517, § 2518 (deriv. Acts 1789, ch. 39, § 5), 2519, 2520, 2521 (deriv. Acts 1762, ch. 5, §§ 3, 10-13, 15-17), § 2521 (deriv. Acts 1762, ch. 5, §§ 4, 9, 15, 16; 1831, ch. 29, § 1; 1841-1842, ch. 117, § 1; 1853-1854, ch. 53, § 6), § 2522 (deriv. Acts 1762, ch. 5, § 24), §§ 2523-2532 (deriv. Acts 1762, ch. 5, §§ 9, 15, 18, 19; 1831, ch. 30, §§ 1, 2; 1841-1842, ch. 24, § 5; 1841-1842, ch. 117, §§ 1, 2), §§ 2533-2543 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 6, § 1; 1843-1844, ch. 122, §§ 1, 2; 1849-1850, ch. 27, §§ 1, 2; 1849-1850, ch. 34, §§ 1-3; 1851-1852, ch. 141, § 7; 1851-1852, ch. 149, §§ 1-4, 6);§§ 2544, 2545 (deriv. Acts 1853-1854, ch. 49, §§ 5, 6); § 2546 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 141, § 6); §§ 3323-3339, §§ 3716-3719 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 57, §§ 1, 4), § 4053 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 156, § 4), § 4055; Acts 1871, ch. 113, § 1; 1887, ch. 245, § 1; Acts 1895, ch. 34, §§ 1-3; 1897, ch. 97; 1901, ch. 146, §§ 1, 2; 1915, ch. 143, § 1; 1919, ch. 148, § 1; Shan., §§ 4272-4278, 4280, 4281a1, 4281a2, 4282-4289, 4291-4303, 4303 a1, 4304-4320, 5072-5088, 5486-5490, 5868. 5870; Shan. Supp., § 4301a1; mod. Code 1932, §§ 8088, 8489-8496, 8498, 8499, 8501-8540, 9227-9243, 9647-9651, 10069, 10071; Acts 1951, ch. 24, §§ 1-4 (Williams, §§ 9395.1-9395.4); 1968, ch. 506, § 1; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 34-401 — 34-410, 34-412 — 34-422, 34-1101 — 34-1104; Acts 1985, ch. 140, § 31; 1989, ch. 591, § 113), concerning management of estate generally, were repealed by Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 40, effective January 1, 1993. Acts 2013, ch. 435, § 48 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall apply to actions commenced on or after July 1, 2013. Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 51 provided that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize a corporation, partnership, association, or other business entity to be appointed as a fiduciary unless such corporation, partnership, association or other business entity is otherwise authorized by law to exercise such authority. Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 52 provided that for each existing guardian or conservator, the provisions of this chapter shall be effective for any act required to be done by the fiduciary and due on or after January 1, 1993; and that each existing limited guardian shall become a guardian or conservator as the case may be, with limited powers on January 1, 1993. Law Reviews. Changes in Tennessee's Guardianship and Conservatorship Statute (Mary D. Colley and Colleen P. Mac Lean), 29 No. 1 Tenn. B.J. 14 (1993). Conservatorship Proceedings and Due Process: Protecting the Elderly in Tennessee (Tricia M. York), 36 U. Mem. L. Rev. 491 (2006). Survey of the New Tennessee Guardianship and Conservatorship Act, 60 Tenn. L. Rev. (1993). To Be or Not To Be in Tennessee: Deciding Surrogate Issues, 34 U. Mem. L. Rev. 333 (2004).