Tennessee § 35-3-101 - Authority of court.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 35-3-101 — Authority of court., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-3-101. Authority of court.
The court is authorized to have the money and funds in the hands of clerks and receivers, or trustees, in litigation or under the control of the court, invested under such rules and orders in each case as may be legal and just. Acts 1865, ch. 19, § 1; Shan., § 5433; mod. Code 1932, § 9592; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 35-301. Cross-References. Investment of funds of minors and incompetents, § 18-5-105 . Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (5th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 737. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 12 Tenn. Juris., Executors and Administrators, § 21; 14 Tenn. Juris., Guardian and Ward, §§ 8, 9; 24 Tenn. Juris., Trusts and Trustees, § 58. Law Reviews. Symposium: The Role of Federal Law in Private Wealth Transfer: A Fresh Look at State Asset Protection Trust Statutes, 67 Vand. L. Rev. 1741 (2014). Symposium: The Role of Federal Law in Private Wealth Transfer: Unconstitutional Perpetual Trusts, 67 Vand. L. Rev. 1769 (2014).
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Section 35-3-101 ("Authority of court.") 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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