Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-201 (2026)
Role of court in administration of trust
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) The court may intervene in the administration of a trust to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked by an interested person or as provided by law.
- (b) A trust is not subject to continuing judicial supervision unless ordered by the court.
- (c) A judicial proceeding involving a trust may relate to any matter involving the trust's administration, including a request for instructions and an action to declare rights.
Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 14.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2009–2026 · leading case: Andrew J. Withers v. Withers Collection, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026).
Andrew J. Withers v. Withers Collection, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-201 (c). The official comments to this section of the TUTC further explain that: [o]ther than as specifically provided otherwise in the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code, this section does not limit the court’s equity jurisdiction.”
Andrew J. Withers v. Withers Collection, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-201 (c). The official comments to this section of the TUTC further explain that: [o]ther than as specifically provided otherwise in the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code, this section does not limit the court’s equity jurisdiction.”
In Re: Conservatorship of Maurice M. Acree, Jr. v. Nancy Acree (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “The Court found that Tenn. Code Ann. §35-15-201 through 203 gave the Court authority over the trusts, and that Tenn.”
Edwin O. Martin v. Carl Nash (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). “We have 6 In making its ruling as to the composition of the board of trustees, the trial court cited its authority under Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-201 (a), which provides: The court may intervene in the administration of a trust to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked by an…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-201(c) — 2 cases
Andrew J. Withers v. Withers Collection, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-201 (c). The official comments to this section of the TUTC further explain that: [o]ther than as specifically provided otherwise in the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code, this section does not limit the court’s equity jurisdiction.”
Andrew J. Withers v. Withers Collection, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-201 (c). The official comments to this section of the TUTC further explain that: [o]ther than as specifically provided otherwise in the Tennessee Uniform Trust Code, this section does not limit the court’s equity jurisdiction.”
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