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Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-17-104

Agreement establishing community property trust — Amendments and revocation

Known as the Tennessee Community Property Trust Act

The act spans §§ 35-17-101 to 35-17-108 (8 sections).

Acts 2010, ch. 658, § 1.

(1) In the agreement establishing a community property trust, spouses may agree on: The rights and obligations in the property transferred to the trust, notwithstanding when and where the property is acquired or located;

(2) The management and control of the property transferred to the trust;

(3) The disposition of the property transferred to the trust on dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of another event;

(4) The choice of law governing the interpretation of the trust; and

(5) Any other matter that affects the property transferred to the trust and does not violate public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.

(6) Either spouse may amend a community property trust regarding the disposition of that spouse's one-half (½) share of the community property in the occurrence of such spouse's death.

(7) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(1), a community property trust may not be amended or revoked unless the agreement itself provides for amendment or revocation.

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.