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TN Code § 34-2-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 2 - Guardianship Generally|§ 34-2-104. Petition for Appointment — Sworn — Contents

 The petition for the appointment of a guardian, which shall be sworn, should contain the following:   The name, date of birth, residence and mailing address of the minor;   The name, age, residence and mailing address and relationship of the petitioner;   The name, age, mailing address and relationship of the proposed guardian and, if the proposed guardian is other than the petitioner, a statement signed by the proposed guardian acknowledging awareness of the petition and willingness to serve;   The name, mailing address and relationship of the closest relative or relatives of the minor and the name and mailing address of the present custodian of the minor who should be notified of the proceedings. If the respondent has no then living parent or sibling, the petition shall so state and more remote relatives are not to be listed;   An explanation of the reason for seeking appointment of a guardian; and   If the petition requests the guardian manage the property of the respondent, the petition also shall contain:  If the financial information about the minor is known to the petitioner:   A list of the property of the minor together with the approximate fair market value of each item. The petitioner shall state whether the property listed is all of the minor's property;   A list of the source, amount and frequency of each item of income, pension, social security benefit or other revenue received by the minor;   A list of the usual monthly expenses of the minor. The petitioner shall include an explanation of how these expenditures were met prior to the filing of the petition; and   A description of the proposed plan for the management of the minor's property if a guardian is appointed; or     If the financial information about the minor is unknown to the petitioner, a request that the court enter an order authorizing the petitioner to investigate the respondent's property.
TN Code § 34-2-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 2 - Guardianship Generally|§ 34-2-105. Where Guardian Needed — Court Order

 If the court determines a guardian is needed, the court shall enter an order which shall:   Name the guardian or guardians;   If the guardian is to manage the property of the minor, then:  Set the amount of the guardian's bond unless waived as authorized in § 34-1-105;   Set forth the nature and frequency of each approved expenditure and prohibit the guardian from making other expenditures without court approval;   Set forth the approved management of the minor's property; and   Prohibit the sale of any property except as permitted by § 34-1-116 without court approval or as permitted in the property management plan approved by such order; and     State any other authority or direction as the court determines is appropriate to properly care for the person and property of the minor.
TN Code § 34-3-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 3 - Conservatorship Generally|§ 34-3-101. Action for Appointment of Conservator — Where Brought

  Actions for the appointment of a conservator may be brought in a court exercising probate jurisdiction or any other court of record of any county in which there is venue.   An action for the appointment of a conservator shall be brought in the county of residence of the alleged person with a disability.   Nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede the Tennessee Adult Protection Act, compiled in title 71, chapter 6, part 1, or the orders of the court pursuant to such act.
TN Code § 34-3-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 3 - Conservatorship Generally|§ 34-3-102. Petition for Appointment of Conservator — Who May File

 A petition for the appointment of a conservator may be filed by any person having knowledge of the circumstances necessitating the appointment of a conservator.
TN Code § 34-3-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 3 - Conservatorship Generally|§ 34-3-103. Priority of Persons to Be Considered for Appointment

 Subject to the court's determination of what is in the best interests of the person with a disability, the court shall consider the following persons in the order listed for appointment of the conservator:   The person or persons designated in a writing signed by the alleged person with a disability;   The spouse of the person with a disability;   Any child of the person with a disability;   Closest relative or relatives of the person with a disability;   A district public guardian as described by § 34-7-104; and   Other person or persons.
TN Code § 34-3-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 3 - Conservatorship Generally|§ 34-3-105. Examination, Physical, Psychological or Otherwise, of Respondent

  If the respondent has been examined by a physician or, where appropriate, a psychologist or senior psychological examiner not more than ninety (90) days prior to the filing of the petition and the examination is pertinent, the report of the examination shall be submitted with the petition. If the respondent has not been examined within ninety (90) days of the filing of the petition, cannot get out to be examined or refuses to be voluntarily examined, the court shall order the respondent to submit to examination by a physician or, where appropriate, a psychologist or senior psychological examiner identified in the petition as the respondent's physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner or, if the respondent has no physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner, a physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner selected by the court. The physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner, on completing the examination, shall send a sworn written report to the court with copies to the petitioner and the guardian ad litem. The physician's, psychologist's or senior psychological examiner's report shall be made a part of the court record.   On motion by the petitioner, the respondent, the adversary counsel, the guardian ad litem, or on its own initiative, the court may order the respondent to submit to examination by such physicians, psychologists, senior psychological examiners or other specialists who have expertise in the specific disability of the respondent. The examiner shall send a sworn written report to the court with copies to the petitioner, the guardian ad litem and the person requesting the second examination. The court may assess the cost of the second examination against the property of the person with a disability or against the person requesting the examination.   Each physician's, psychologist's or senior psychological examiner's sworn report shall contain the following:  The respondent's medical history; provided, that this subdivision (c)(1) shall not be construed to expand the examiner's scope of practice;   A description of the nature and type of the respondent's disability;   An opinion as to whether a conservator is needed and the type and scope of the conservator with specific statement of the reasons for the recommendation of conservatorship; and   Any other matters as the court deems necessary or advisable.     The examiner's sworn report shall be prima facie evidence of the respondent's disability and need for the appointment of a fiduciary unless the report is contested and found to be in error.   If upon an additional finding that the person with a disability poses a threat to self or others in accordance with the mental health law, title 33, a court of competent jurisdiction may order a commitment to involuntary care and treatment.
TN Code § 34-3-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 3 - Conservatorship Generally|§ 34-3-106. Rights of Respondent

 The respondent has the right to:   On demand by respondent or the guardian ad litem, a hearing on the issue of disability;   Present evidence, including testimony or other evidence from a physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner of the respondent's choosing, and confront, as a cross-examiner, witnesses;   Appeal the final decision on the petition with the assistance of an attorney ad litem or adversary counsel;   Attend any hearing;   Have an attorney ad litem appointed to advocate the interests of the respondent; and   Request a protective order placing under seal the respondent's health and financial information, including reports provided under § 34-3-105(c).
TN Code § 34-3-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 3 - Conservatorship Generally|§ 34-3-109. Support of Person With a Disability's Spouse or Minor Children

 The appointment of a conservator for a person with a disability does not automatically terminate the duty of the person with a disability to support such spouse or dependent minor children of the person with a disability. The court having jurisdiction over the person with a disability may establish the amount of financial support to which the spouse or dependent minor children are entitled.
TN Code § 34-5-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law.”
TN Code § 34-5-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-102. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Administrator” means the administrator of veterans affairs of the United States, or the administrator's successor;   “Benefits” means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the veterans administration;   “Estate” means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with “income”;   “Guardian” means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward;   “Income” means moneys received from the veterans administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired with those moneys;   “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation or an association;   “Veterans administration” means the veterans administration, its predecessors or successors; and   “Ward” means a beneficiary of the veterans administration.
TN Code § 34-5-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-103. Administrator as Party in Interest

 The administrator shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a guardian or for the removal of the disability of minority or mental incapacity of a ward, and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the guardian of the estate of any present or former ward whose estate included assets derived in whole or in part from benefits heretofore or hereafter paid by the veterans administration. Not less than fifteen (15) days prior to a hearing in such a matter, notice in writing of the time and place of the hearing shall be given by mail, unless waived in writing, to the office of the veterans administration having jurisdiction over the area in which the suit or proceeding is pending.
TN Code § 34-5-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-104. Appointment of Guardian When Necessary Prior to Payment of Benefits

 Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of the veterans administration, it is necessary, prior to payment of benefits, that a guardian be appointed, the appointment may be made in the manner provided  in §§ 34-5-106 — 34-5-110.
TN Code § 34-5-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-105. Limitation on Number of Wards

  No person, other than a bank or trust company, shall be guardian of more than twelve (12) wards at one time, unless all wards are members of one family.   Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the department of veterans services or other interested person, alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than twelve (12) wards as provided in subsection (a) and requesting the guardian's discharge for that reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting forthwith from the guardian and shall discharge the guardian from guardianships in excess of twelve (12), after first having appointed a successor.
TN Code § 34-5-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-106. Petition for Appointment of Guardian

  A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed by any relative or friend of the ward or by any person who is authorized by law to file such a petition. If there is no person so authorized or if the person so authorized refuses or fails to file a petition within thirty (30) days after mailing of notice by the veterans administration to the last known address of the person, if any, indicating the necessity for the appointment, a petition for appointment may be filed by any resident of this state.   The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age and place of residence of the ward, the name and place of residence of the nearest relative, if known, and the fact that the ward is entitled to receive benefits payable by or through the veterans administration, and shall set forth the amount of moneys then due and the amount of probable future payments.   The petition shall also set forth the name and address of the person or institution, if any, having actual custody of the ward and the name, age, relationship, if any, occupation and address of the proposed guardian and, if the nominee is a natural person, the number of wards for whom the nominee is presently acting as guardian. Notwithstanding any law as to priority of persons entitled to appointment, or the nomination in the petition, the court may appoint some other individual or a bank or trust company as guardian, if the court determines it is for the best interest of the ward.   In the case of a mentally incompetent ward, the petition shall show that the ward has been rated incompetent by the veterans administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the veterans administration.
TN Code § 34-5-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-107. Evidence of Necessity for Guardian of Minor

 Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a minor, a certificate of the administrator or the administrator's authorized representative, setting forth the age of the minor as shown by the records of the veterans administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due the minor by the veterans administration, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for the appointment.
TN Code § 34-5-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-108. Evidence of Necessity for Guardian for Incompetent

 Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the administrator, or the administrator's duly authorized representative, that the person has been rated incompetent by the veterans administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the veterans administration and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due the ward by the veterans administration, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for the appointment.
TN Code § 34-5-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-109. Notice of Petition for Appointment

 Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian under this chapter, notice shall be given to the ward and to other persons, in the manner provided by the general law of this state, and also to the veterans administration as provided by this chapter.
TN Code § 34-5-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-110. Bond of Guardian

  Upon the appointment of a guardian, the guardian shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount not less than the estimated value of the personal estate and anticipated income of the ward during the ensuing year. The bond shall be in the form and be conditioned as required of guardians appointed under the general guardianship laws of this state. The court may from time to time require the guardian to file an additional bond.   Where a bond is tendered by a guardian with personal sureties, there shall be at least two (2) such sureties and they shall file with the court a certificate under oath which shall describe the property owned, both real and personal, and shall state that each is worth the sum named in the bond as the penalty thereof over and above all debts and liabilities and the aggregate of other bonds on which the guardian is principal or surety and exclusive of property exempt from execution. The court may require additional security or may require a corporate surety bond, the premium thereon to be paid from the ward's estate.
TN Code § 34-5-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-112. Failure to Account or Furnish Copies — Penalty

 If any guardian fails to file with the court any account as required by this chapter, or by an order of the court, when any account is due or within thirty (30) days after citation issues as provided by law, or fails to furnish the veterans administration a true copy of any account, petition or pleading, as required by this chapter, this failure may in the discretion of the court be grounds for the guardian's removal.
TN Code § 34-5-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-113. Compensation of Guardians

 Compensation payable to guardians shall be based upon services rendered and shall not exceed seven percent (7%) of the amount of moneys received during the period covered by the account; provided, that the court may approve compensation of not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year in any case in which seven percent (7%) of the income is less than that amount and does not, in the opinion of the court, adequately compensate the guardian for the services rendered during the year. In the event of extraordinary services by any guardian, the court, upon petition and hearing on the petition, may authorize reasonable additional compensation for those services. A copy of the petition and notice of hearing on the petition shall be given to the proper office of the veterans administration in the manner provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account or other pleading. No commission or compensation shall be allowed on the moneys or other assets received from a prior guardian, nor upon the principal amount received from liquidation of loans, or from other investments.
TN Code § 34-5-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-115. Time Allowed to Make Investment

 Pending time the investments are being made by the guardian, the guardian shall not be chargeable with interest; provided, that the guardian shall not be allowed more than four (4) months in which to make the investment. If the guardian does not make specified investments in or on the securities named  in § 34-5-114, the guardian shall be charged with the rate of interest, not exceeding six percent (6%) as the court in which the guardianship is pending may determine to be the fair value of the use of money at that time.
TN Code § 34-5-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-116. Maintenance and Support

 A guardian shall not apply any portion of the income or the estate for the support or maintenance of any person other than the ward, the spouse and the minor children of the ward, except upon petition to and prior order of the court after a hearing. A signed duplicate or certified copy of the petition shall be furnished the proper office of the veterans administration and notice of hearing on the petition shall be given the office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account or other pleading.
TN Code § 34-5-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-117. Copies of Public Records to Be Furnished

 When a copy of any public record is required by the veterans administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by the veterans administration, the official custodian of that public record shall, without charge, provide the applicant for those benefits, or any person acting on the applicant's behalf, or the authorized representative of the veterans administration with a certified copy of the record.
TN Code § 34-5-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-119. Discharge of Guardian and Release of Sureties

 In addition to any other provisions of law relating to judicial restoration and discharge of guardian, a certificate by the veterans administration showing that a minor ward has attained majority, or that an incompetent ward has been rated competent by the veterans administration upon examination in accordance with law, shall be prima facie evidence that the ward has attained majority, or has recovered competency. Upon hearing after notice as provided by this chapter and the determination by the court that the ward has attained majority or has recovered competency, an order shall be entered to that effect, and the guardian shall file a final account. Upon hearing after notice to the former ward and to the veterans administration as in case of other accounts, upon approval of the final account, and upon delivery to the ward of the assets due the ward from the guardian, the guardian shall be discharged and the guardian's sureties released.
TN Code § 34-5-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-120. Uniform Construction

 This chapter shall be so construed as to make uniform the laws of those states that enact it.
TN Code § 34-5-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-121. Application of Other Laws

 Except where inconsistent with this chapter, the laws of this state relating to guardian and ward and the judicial practice relating to those laws, including the right to trial by jury and the right of appeal, shall be applicable to beneficiaries and their estate.
TN Code § 34-5-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 5 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Law|§ 34-5-122. Application of Chapter

 The provisions of this chapter relating to surety bonds and the administration of estates of wards shall apply to all “income” and “estate,” as defined in this chapter, whether the guardian has been appointed under this chapter or under any other law of this state, special or general, prior or subsequent to the enactment of this chapter.
TN Code § 34-7-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 34 - Guardianship|Chapter 7 - Public Guardianship for the Elderly|§ 34-7-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Public Guardianship for the Elderly Law.”