Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-5-102 (2026)
Chapter definitions
✓ current as of May 2026
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
- (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of veterans affairs of the United States, or the administrator's successor;
- (2) "Benefits" means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the veterans administration;
- (3) "Estate" means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with "income";
- (4) "Guardian" means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward;
- (5) "Income" means moneys received from the veterans administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired with those moneys;
- (6) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation or an association;
- (7) "Veterans administration" means the veterans administration, its predecessors or successors; and
- (8) "Ward" means a beneficiary of the veterans administration.
Acts 1943, ch. 90, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 8558.2 (Williams, §8541); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 34-902.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2006–2006 · leading case: AmSouth Bank v. Cunningham, 253 S.W.3d 636 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).
AmSouth Bank v. Cunningham, 253 S.W.3d 636 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 34-5-102(4). Other than name, there is no distinction in the rights and responsibilities of a conservator appointed pursuant to Tenn.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-5-102(4) — 1 case
AmSouth Bank v. Cunningham, 253 S.W.3d 636 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 34-5-102(4). Other than name, there is no distinction in the rights and responsibilities of a conservator appointed pursuant to Tenn.”
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