Tennessee § 35-17-108 - Dissolution of marriage.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 35-17-108 — Dissolution of marriage., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-17-108. Dissolution of marriage.
Upon the dissolution of the marriage of the settlor spouses, the community property trust shall terminate and the trustee shall distribute one half (½) of the trust assets to each spouse, with each spouse receiving one half (½) of each asset, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both spouses. Acts 2010, ch. 658, § 1. Law Reviews. Yes, Virginia, Tax Loopholes Still Exist: An Examination of the Tennessee Community Property Trust Act of 2010 (J. Paul Singleton), 42 U. Mem. L. Rev. 369 (2011).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-17-108 ("Dissolution of marriage.") 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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