The court in its discretion may summon a fiduciary to appear before the court and may, if cause be shown, remove the fiduciary for any abuse, mismanagement, neglect or failure to perform the duties of fiduciary as set forth in this chapter, and chapters 2 and 3 of this title. If the court determines title 39, chapter 14, may apply to any fiduciary, the court in its discretion may submit the matter to the district attorney general's office.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-1-123
Summons to appear for abuse, mismanagement or failure to perform — Removal — Submission of matter to district attorney general's office
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case AmSouth Bank v. Cunningham (2006)
Most recently applied in AmSouth Bank v. Cunningham (February 2006)
Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 24; T.C.A. § 34-11-123.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.