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Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-2-105

Where guardian needed — Court order

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Erik Hood v. Casey Jenkins (2013)

Most recently applied in Erik Hood v. Casey Jenkins (December 2013)

Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 38; T.C.A. § 34-12-105.

If the court determines a guardian is needed, the court shall enter an order which shall:

(1) Name the guardian or guardians;

(2) If the guardian is to manage the property of the minor, then: Set the amount of the guardian's bond unless waived as authorized in § 34-1-105;

(3) Set forth the nature and frequency of each approved expenditure and prohibit the guardian from making other expenditures without court approval;

(4) Set forth the approved management of the minor's property; and

(5) Prohibit the sale of any property except as permitted by § 34-1-116 without court approval or as permitted in the property management plan approved by such order; and

(6) State any other authority or direction as the court determines is appropriate to properly care for the person and property of the minor.

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.