Tennessee § 36-4-108 - Security for costs — Service of process.
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§ 36-4-108. Security for costs — Service of process.
The complainant, upon giving security for costs, or otherwise complying with the law, shall have the usual process to compel the defendant to appear and answer the bill, or it may be taken for confessed, as in other chancery cases. In actions for annulment of marriage, service on the defendant may be by subpoena or by publication as in divorce cases. Code 1858, § 2454 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 20, § 1; 1835-1836, ch. 26, §§ 3, 18; 1841-1842, ch. 133, § 3); Shan., § 4207; mod. Code 1932, § 8432; Acts 1957, ch. 100, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 36-807, 36-834. Cross-References. Irreconcilable differences, procedure, § 36-4-103 . Proceeding in forma pauperis, § 20-12-127 . Law Reviews. Divorce Decree Taken on Pro Confesso — When It May Be Set Aside for Fraud, 19 Tenn. L. Rev. 843 (1947).
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Section 36-4-108 ("Security for costs — Service of process.") 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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