Short title — Construction of part
Known as the Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990)
Most recently applied in Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (June 1990)
Acts 1983, ch. 299, §§ 1, 8; T.C.A., §§ 34-13-101, 34-6-107.
(1) This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act.”
(2) This part shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this part among states enacting it. Nothing in this part shall be construed as abolishing or otherwise adversely affecting the conservatorship law or limited guardianship.
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.