Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-310 (2026)

Initiation of arbitration

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(a) A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice in a record to the other parties to the agreement to arbitrate in the agreed manner between the parties or, in the absence of agreement, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and obtained, or by service as authorized for the commencement of a civil action. The notice must describe the nature of the controversy and the remedy sought.

(b) Unless a person objects for lack or insufficiency of notice under § 29-5-316(c) no later than the beginning of the arbitration hearing, the person, by appearing at the hearing, waives an objection to lack of or insufficiency of notice.

Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 319, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1998–2009 · leading case: Otha Smith v. Marjorie Smith, 989 S.W.2d 346 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998).

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Otha Smith v. Marjorie Smith, 989 S.W.2d 346 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-5-310, 313 and 314. However, the proceeding conducted by the trial court differed in many important respects from an arbitration of the sort which is governed by the Uniform Arbitration Act.”

In Re Gunther, 431 B.R. 307 (6th Cir. BAP 2009). “" Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-311 . In addition, arbitration awards can be modified only for the reasons set forth in Tenn.”

Elizabeth Sams Tuetken v. Lance Edward Tuetken (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-5-310 , 313. Mother contends that the UAA governs and that the statutory circumstances for modification of an award do not apply.”

Donna Woods Hartman v. Patrick Erwin Hartman (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-310 , 313 and 314.”

Otha Smith v. Marjorie Smith (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “The appellant points out that under the Uniform Arbitration Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-301 , et seq., an arbitration award may not be modified or vacated except under circumstances not present here.”

In re: William Gunther, Jr. v. (6th Cir. BAP 2009). “In addition, arbitration awards can be modified only for the reasons set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-314 (a)(1) and (3).”

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