The court may reform the terms of a trust, even if unambiguous, to conform the terms to the settlor's intention if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence that both the settlor's intent and the terms of the trust were affected by a mistake of fact or law, whether in expression or inducement.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-415
Reformation to correct mistakes
Known as the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code
The act spans §§ 35–35 (113 sections).
Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 37.
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.