The rules of construction that apply in this state to the interpretation of and disposition of property by will also apply as appropriate to the interpretation of the terms of a trust and the disposition of the trust property.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-112
Rules of construction
Known as the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code
The act spans §§ 35–35 (113 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wade Harvey, Ex Rel. Alexis Breanna Gladden v. Cumberland Trust And Investment Company (2017)
Most recently applied in Wade Harvey, Ex Rel. Alexis Breanna Gladden v. Cumberland Trust And Investment Company (October 2017)
Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 13.
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.