Tennessee § 35-15-811 - Enforcement and defense of claims.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 35-15-811 — Enforcement and defense of claims., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-15-811. Enforcement and defense of claims.
A trustee shall take reasonable steps to enforce claims of the trust and to defend claims against the trust. A trustee may abandon or assign any claim that it believes is unreasonable to enforce to one or more of the beneficiaries of the trust holding the claim. Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 69.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 35-15-811 cover?
Section 35-15-811 ("Enforcement and defense of claims.") 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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