The court must find by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is fully or partially disabled and that the respondent is in need of assistance from the court before a fiduciary can be appointed.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-1-126
Finding of disablement and need of assistance prerequisite for appointment of fiduciary
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Conservatorship of Groves (2003)
Most recently applied in In the Matter of Lyle L. LAWTON. Stephen Lawton v. Lyle L. Lawton (June 2012)
Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 27; T.C.A. § 34-11-126.
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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.