2020 Tennessee Code
Title 16 - Courts
Chapter 10 - Circuit and Criminal Courts
Part 1 - Jurisdiction and Powers
§ 16-10-107. Change of Name — Legitimation
The circuit court and the chancery court have concurrent jurisdiction to change and alter the names of persons and to legitimate children.
Code 1858, § 4231 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 2); Shan., § 6069; Code 1932, § 10324; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 202; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-507; Acts 1984, ch. 682, § 1.
Cross-References. Paternity and legitimation, title 36, ch. 2, part 3.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, § 22.
Law Reviews.
Change of Names, Legitimation, and Adoption, 19 Tenn. L. Rev. 418.
Cited: Milwaukee Ins. Co. v. Gordon, 54 Tenn. App. 279, 390 S.W.2d 680, 1964 Tenn. App. LEXIS 153 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1964).
Collateral References.
Circumstances justifying grant denial or denial of petition to change adult's name. 79 A.L.R.3d 562.
Right of married woman to use maiden surname. 67 A.L.R.3d 1266.
Courts 472.3.
