If the cause assigned for the divorce is adultery, it is a good defense and perpetual bar to the same if the defendant alleges and proves that:
Code 1858, § 2460 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 26, § 9); Shan., § 4213; mod. Code 1932, § 8438; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-811.
Law Reviews.
Domestic Relations — Defenses to Divorce Confined to Those Prescribed by Statute, 9 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 346 (1979).
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 4 - Divorce and Annulment
§ 36-4-101. Grounds for Divorce From Bonds of Matrimony
§ 36-4-103. Irreconcilable Differences — Procedure
§ 36-4-104. Residence Requirements
§ 36-4-106. Complaint for Divorce or Legal Separation — Temporary Injunctions
§ 36-4-107. Verification of Petition — Effect of Noncompliance
§ 36-4-108. Security for Costs — Service of Process
§ 36-4-110. Appearance and Answer
§ 36-4-111. Failure to Separate Not a Defense
§ 36-4-112. Defense When Ground Is Adultery
§ 36-4-113. Issues — Trial by Jury — New Trial
§ 36-4-117. Proof When Ground Is Spouse's Refusal to Remove to This State
§ 36-4-118. Proof When Ground Is Conviction of Crime
§ 36-4-119. Decree of Court Generally
§ 36-4-120. Ill Conduct Defense
§ 36-4-125. Legitimacy of Children Unaffected by Divorce or Annulment
§ 36-4-127. Expunction of Divorce Records Upon Reconciliation of Parties
§ 36-4-128. Remarriage After Spouse's Two-Year Absence — Effect of Spouse's Return
§ 36-4-133. Compliance With Notice of Insurance Termination Provisions Required
§ 36-4-135. False Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Furtherance of Litigation