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Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-13-101 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Charitable Beneficiaries Act of 1997."

Acts 1997, ch. 300, § 1.

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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2026 · leading case: Darryl J. Roberts v. The Baylor Sch. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008).
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Darryl J. Roberts v. The Baylor Sch. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “The Court found in its Memorandum that plaintiff’s gift was a charitable gift subject to the Tennessee Charitable Beneficiaries Act of 1997, Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-13-101 et seq, and the disposition and administration of a charitable gift is subject to the Act.”
Paul Blaylock MD JD v. Univ. of Tennessee Martin (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “” See Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-13-101 . The Act “declares that the public policy of this state, as declared in its cases and statutes, favors gifts to charity that improve the general welfare through acts of philanthropy.”
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