Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-204 (2026)

Venue

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), venue for a judicial proceeding involving a trust is in the county of this state in which the trust's principal place of administration is or will be located and, if the trust is created by will and the estate is not yet closed, in the county in which the decedent's estate is being administered.

(b) If a trust has no trustee, venue for a judicial proceeding for the appointment of a trustee is in a county of this state in which a beneficiary resides, in a county in which any trust property is located, and if the trust is created by will, in the county in which the decedent's estate was or is being administered.

Acts 2004, ch. 537, § 17.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: State ex rel. Working v. Costa, 216 S.W.3d 758 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).

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State ex rel. Working v. Costa, 216 S.W.3d 758 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 10× “Additionally, the Appellant need only look to the official comment of T.C.A. § 35-15-204 to find further support for the State of Tennessee’s jurisdiction over the Maddox Trust.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-204(a) — 1 case

State ex rel. Working v. Costa, 216 S.W.3d 758 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Additionally, the Appellant need only look to the official comment of T.C.A. § 35-15-204 to find further support for the State of Tennessee’s jurisdiction over the Maddox Trust.”

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