(a) Actions for the appointment of a conservator may be brought in a court exercising probate jurisdiction or any other court of record of any county in which there is venue.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 34-3-101

  • Court: means any court having jurisdiction to hear matters concerning guardians or conservators. See Tennessee Code 34-1-101
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: means any individual, nonhuman entity or governmental agency. See Tennessee Code 34-1-101
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(b)

(1) An action for the appointment of a conservator shall be brought in the county of residence of the alleged person with a disability.
(2) For purposes of subdivision (b)(1):

(A) The county of residence of a person incarcerated in a department of correction facility is the county in which the facility is located; and
(B) The county of residence of a person involuntarily hospitalized in an institution of the department of mental health and substance abuse services is the county in which the institution is located.
(c) Nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede the Tennessee Adult Protection Act, compiled in title 71, chapter 6, part 1, or the orders of the court pursuant to such act.
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