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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 36 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 4 - Divorce and Annulment
§ 36-4-118. Proof When Ground Is Conviction of Crime
Universal Citation: TN Code § 36-4-118 (2021)
The proof that the defendant is a convict, or is sentenced to the penitentiary, if that is the cause relied upon for the divorce, shall be by the record of the conviction and sentence.
Code 1858, § 2464 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 133, § 3); Shan., § 4217; Code 1932, § 8442; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-816.
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Tennessee Civil Disabilities: A Systematic Approach (Neil P. Cohen), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 253 (1974).
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