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Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-405

Charitable purposes — Enforcement

Known as the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code

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

Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 27.

(1) A charitable trust may be created for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes, or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.

(2) If the terms of a charitable trust do not indicate a particular charitable purpose or beneficiary, the court may select one (1) or more charitable purposes or beneficiaries. The selection must be consistent with the settlor's intention to the extent it can be ascertained.

(3) The settlor of a charitable trust, among others, may maintain a proceeding to enforce 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.