Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-101 (2026)
Short title - Construction of part
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act."
- (b) This part shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this part among states enacting it. Nothing in this part shall be construed as abolishing or otherwise adversely affecting the conservatorship law or limited guardianship.
Acts 1983, ch. 299, §§ 1, 8; T.C.A., §§ 34-13-101, 34-6-107.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Dir., Missouri Dep't of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990).
Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Dir., Missouri Dep't of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990). “1 (1978); Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-101 et seq. (1984); Tex.”
Richard A. Petersen v. Margaret E. Georgiades (2024). “Acts 509–11 (codified as amended at Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 34-6-101 to -112 (1984)).”
Tennessee Farmers Life Reassurance Co. v. Rose, 239 S.W.3d 743 (Tenn. 2007). “Consequently, the instrument at issue is a durable power of attorney, which should be construed in light of the Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act, Tennessee Code Annotated sections 34-6-101 to -110 (2001) (“the Act”).”
Eva Weaver v. Priscilla Deverell (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated §34-6-101, et seq., this Power of Attorney shall not be affected by my subsequent disability or incapacity, but rather is to continue in force in the event that I should become incompetent or unable to handle my affairs in any way.”
Martha Duke, As Next of Kin of William Jerry Duke, & on behalf of the wrongful death beneficiaries of William Jerry Duke v. Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “Duke “was a Durable Power of Attorney under Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-101 et seq. and is not strictly a health care power of attorney.”
Vicky Jones v. Kindred Healthcare Opertaing, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 34-6-101 et seq.4 Under the durable power of attorney at issue, Ms.”
James A. Welch v. Oaktree Health & Rehab. Ctr. LLC D/B/A Christian Care Centers of Memphis (2022). “As such, it was governed by the Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-101 , et seq., and not the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Act, Tenn.”
In Re: Michael C.S. & Makanzie A.M.S. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-101 et seq. Tenn. Code Ann.”
Deborah Mitchell v. Kindred Healthcare Operating (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). “, Tennessee’s Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act is located at Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-101 , et seq. (2007).”
Tennessee Farmers Life Reassurance Co. v. Linda S. Rose (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “The Tennessee version of the Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act is found at Tenn. Code Ann. § 34-6-101 et seq. (2001).”
James Williams v. Smyrna Residential, LLC (2024). “Acts 509–11 (codified as amended at Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 34-6-101 to -112 (1984)).”
Mary Ann Caudle, Next of Kin & Co-Ex'r of Est. of Louise K. Fite, & on Behalf of Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Louise K. Fite v. Columbia Operations, LLC d/b/a Life Care Centers of Columbia & Life Care Centers of Am., Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “The POA stated that Caudle was appointed as Fite’s attorney-in-fact under the Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act, Tennessee Code Annotated § 34-6-101, et seq. Paragraph 1 of the POA stated: This power of attorney shall not be affected by my subsequent disability or incapacity.”
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