Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-308 (2026)
Marriages during War Between the States validated
✓ current as of May 2026
All marriages contracted and entered into during the War Between the States (1861-1865) and duly solemnized, are declared valid, and the issue of these marriages are declared legitimate.
Acts 1865-1866, ch. 58, § 1; Shan., § 4199; mod. Code 1932, § 8424; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-422.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2013–2014 · leading case: Steve Dickerson v. Regions Bank (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014).
Steve Dickerson v. Regions Bank (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). “If that proof is made, Section 36-3-308 applies to the case as if the person seeking enforcement had produced the instrument.”
Est. of David Holt Ralston (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). “” He asked the court to exercise its powers under Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-308 to rescind the quitclaim deed so the 27 acre property could be returned to the estate of Fred Hobbs and used to satisfy the legitimate claims of his creditors.”
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