Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-202 (2026)
Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiary
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) By accepting the trusteeship of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state or by moving the principal place of administration to this state, the trustee submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust.
- (b) With respect to their interests in the trust, the beneficiaries of a trust having its principal place of administration in this state are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust. By accepting a distribution from such a trust, the recipient submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust.
- (c) This section does not preclude other methods of obtaining jurisdiction over a trustee, beneficiary, or other person receiving property from the trust.
Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 15.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2012–2012 · leading case: In Re: Conservatorship of Maurice M. Acree, Jr. v. Nancy Acree (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012).
In Re: Conservatorship of Maurice M. Acree, Jr. v. Nancy Acree (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “Catts, one of the attorneys named as a defendant by this “Complaint”, filed a Motion to Dismiss, alleging the Court lacked jurisdiction over him, that venue was improper, and he argued that Tenn. Code Ann. §35-15-202 gave the Court jurisdiction over the trusts, and that Tenn.”
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