Tennessee § 36-3-110 - Contest of issuance.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-3-110 — Contest of issuance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-3-110. Contest of issuance.
Any interested person shall have the right to contest the issuance of the marriage license, which contest shall be filed, heard and determined by the judge of the probate court, or judge of the juvenile court, or any judge or chancellor; provided, that such contest shall not be filed without the filing of a cost bond in the sum of at least fifty dollars ($50.00) with solvent sureties executed by the contestant, conditioned as in civil cases, and the cost of such contest shall be adjudged against the losing party. Acts 1937, ch. 81, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 8414.4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-412. Law Reviews. Polygamy and the Right to Marry: New Life for an Old Lifestyle (G. Keith Nedrow), 11 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 303 (1981).
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Section 36-3-110 ("Contest of issuance.") 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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