The court may award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings. The court may assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state pursuant to this part.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-236
Award of prevailing party fees, costs and expenses
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Keyt v. Keyt (2007)
Most recently applied in Keyt v. Keyt (December 2007)
Acts 1999, ch. 389, § 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.