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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-8-102 (2026)

Petition

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The application to change the name or to correct an error in a birth certificate shall be by petition, in writing, signed by the applicant and verified by affidavit, stating that the applicant is a resident of the county, and giving the applicant's reasons for desiring the change or correction.

Code 1858, § 3637 (deriv. Acts 1827, ch. 16, § 1); Shan., § 5403; Code 1932, § 9562; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 661, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-802.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: In re Joseph, 87 S.W.3d 513 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).
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In re Joseph, 87 S.W.3d 513 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 5× “Joseph had not demonstrated that he was a resident of Wayne County as required by Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-8-102 (2000). Second, the trial court pointed out that the petition did not state affirmatively that Mr.”
Jaco v. Dep't of Health, Bureau of Medecaid, 950 S.W.2d 350 (Tenn. 1997). · cites it 2× “§ 36-1-112, adoption with consent T.C.A. § 29-8-102, name change *354 T.C.A.”
In the Matter of Asbert Joseph (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “Joseph had not demonstrated that he was a resident of Wayne County as required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-8-102 (2000). Second, the trial court pointed out that the petition did not state affirmatively that Mr.”
James Ferguson v. Kelly Lee Ferguson (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “-2- Joseph’s petition does not contain well-pleaded facts demonstrating that his domicile was Wayne County when he was first sentenced to the custody of the Department of Correction. Accordingly, the trial court properly dismissed the petition on the ground that it did not…”
West v. Farmakeio Superior Compound Pharmacy (M.D. Tenn. 2025). “§ 29-8-102 (6). This “includes, but is not limited to, all actions based upon the following theories: strict liability in tort; negligence; breach of warranty, express or implied; breach of or failure to discharge a duty to warn or instruct, whether negligent, or innocent;…”
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