Court Opinion

ID: 9690575
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 19:24:31.32753+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:18:59.864760
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WILLIAM B. CAIN, J.,
concurring.
I adhere to my longstanding view that a “preponderance of the evidence” standard and a “clear and convincing evidence” standard are incompatible with each other and cannot be reconciled either in the trial court or in appellate courts. The effort to make these standards compatible, as asserted in Ray v. Ray, 83 S.W.3d 726 (Tenn.Ct.App.2001), and its progeny are in my view incorrect for reasons stated at length in Estate of Acuff v. O’Linger, 56 S.W.3d 527 (Tenn.Ct.App.2001) and In re Z.J.S. and M.J.P., No. M2002-02235-COA-R3-JV, filed June 3, 2003, 2003 WL 21266854 (Tenn.Ct.App.2003-Cain, concurring).
Since the decision of the trial court is supported by clear and convincing evidence, I concur in the judgment.