Tennessee § 36-4-129 - Stipulated grounds and/or defenses — Grant of divorce.
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§ 36-4-129. Stipulated grounds and/or defenses — Grant of divorce.
In all actions for divorce from the bonds of matrimony or legal separation the parties may stipulate as to grounds and/or defenses. The court may, upon stipulation to or proof of any ground of divorce pursuant to § 36-4-101, grant a divorce to the party who was less at fault or, if either or both parties are entitled to a divorce or if a divorce is to be granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, declare the parties to be divorced, rather than awarding a divorce to either party alone. Acts 1989, ch. 543, § 1; 1998, ch. 1059, § 5; 2008, ch. 868, § 2. Law Reviews. Dual Fault Divorce in Tennessee: The Thomasson Case and the New Statute, 19 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 353 (1989). Family law — Cary v. Cary: Antenuptial Agreements Waiving or Limiting Alimony in Tennessee, 27 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1041 (1997).
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Section 36-4-129 ("Stipulated grounds and/or defenses — Grant of divorce.") 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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