Tennessee § 16-11-108 - Persons adjudicated incompetent.
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§ 16-11-108. Persons adjudicated incompetent.
The chancery court has jurisdiction, concurrent with the county court, over persons adjudicated incompetent and their estates. Code 1858, § 4298 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 163, § 1); Shan., § 6107; Code 1932, § 10375; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-609; Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 13. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 107 provided that nothing in the legislation shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the eligibility for services or the rights or responsibilities of individuals covered by the provision on the day before the date of enactment of this legislation, which was July 1, 2011. Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 108 provided that the provisions of the act are declared to be remedial in nature and all provisions of the act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. Amendments. The 2011 amendment substituted “persons adjudicated incompetent and their estates” for “the persons and estates of idiots, lunatics, and other persons of unsound mind” at the end. Effective Dates. Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 110. July 1, 2011. Cross-References. Personal service on incompetents, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 4.04(2). Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 62. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 11 Tenn. Juris., Equity, § 30; 14 Tenn. Juris., Guardian and Ward, § 4; 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, § 23. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281. Cited: Tinsley v. Bryan, 148 Tenn. 256, 255 S.W. 49, 1922 Tenn. LEXIS 88 (1923); Brewer v. Griggs, 10 Tenn. App. 378, — S.W.2d —, 1929 Tenn. App. LEXIS 46 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1929).
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