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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 34 - Guardianship
Chapter 8 - Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
Part 2 - Jurisdiction
§ 34-8-204. Special Jurisdiction
Universal Citation: TN Code § 34-8-204 (2020)
- A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under § 34-8-203(1)-(3) has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:
- Appoint a conservator or guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically present in this state;
- Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state; and
- Appoint a conservator or guardian for a respondent for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to § 34-8-301.
- If a petition for the appointment of a conservator or guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.
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