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Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-109 (2026)

Support of person with a disability's spouse or minor children

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The appointment of a conservator for a person with a disability does not automatically terminate the duty of the person with a disability to support such spouse or dependent minor children of the person with a disability. The court having jurisdiction over the person with a disability may establish the amount of financial support to which the spouse or dependent minor children are entitled.

Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 435,s 45, eff. 7/1/2013.

Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 49; T.C.A. § 34-13-109.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2002–2015 · leading case: In re Conservatorship of Frank S. King, Jr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015).
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In re Conservatorship of Frank S. King, Jr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 18× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-109 . Particularly, “[t]he appointment of a conservator for a person with a disability does not automatically terminate the duty of the person with a disability to support such spouse or dependent minor children of the person with a disability.”
Patsy L. Aldridge v. Pam Aldridge In Re: Conservatorship of Bill M. Aldridge (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 16× “Wife appeals, arguing that the lower court has the statutory authority pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-109 to include in the award of financial support her attorney’s fees.”
In Re: Conservatorship of Maurice M. Acree, Jr. v. Nancy Acree (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. §34-3-109 . When approving expenses to be paid from the ward’s property, the Court is required to determine whether the expenses are reasonable and whether they protected/benefitted the ward or his property, or if payment is in the ward’s best interests.”
In Re: Conservatorship of Leah Angelique Thomas - Cathey J. Tillman, Conservator v. Ronald Marvell Thomas (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-109 . -6- Father in this case.”
In Re: William Harris Epps (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-3-109 provides, “The court having jurisdiction over the disabled person may establish the amount of financial support to which the spouse or dependent minor children are entitled.”
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