Tennessee § 34-8-401 - Registration of guardianship orders.
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§ 34-8-401. Registration of guardianship orders.
If a conservator or guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a conservator or guardian is not pending in this state, the conservator or guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the conservatorship or guardianship order in this state by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate county of this state, certified copies of the order and letters of office. Acts 2010, ch. 817, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-8-401 ("Registration of guardianship orders.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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