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Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-1004

Attorney's fees and costs

Known as the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code

The act spans §§ 35–35 (113 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Betty Goff C. Cartwright v. Jackson Capital Partners, Limited Partnership (2015)

Most recently applied in Betty Goff C. Cartwright v. Jackson Capital Partners, Limited Partnership (May 2015)

Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 80.

(1) In a judicial proceeding involving the administration of a trust, the court, as justice and equity may require, may award costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, to any party, to be paid by another party or from the trust that is the subject of the controversy.

(2) In a nonjudicial proceeding involving the administration of a trust, the trustee may pay fees, other reasonable costs and expenses from the trust assets where all of the parties to the proceeding agree in writing.

(3) In a mediation or arbitration proceeding involving the administration of a trust, the mediator or arbitrator may award fees, other reasonable costs and expenses against the assets of the trust.

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.