2021 Tennessee Code
Title 36 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 3 - Marriage

Part 1 - License

§ 36-3-101. Prohibited Degrees of Relationship - Marriage cannot be contracted with a lineal ancestor or descendant,...

§ 36-3-102. Second Marriage Before Dissolution of First Prohibited — Effect of Absence for Five Years - A second marriage cannot be contracted before the dissolution of...

§ 36-3-103. License Required — County of Issuance - Code 1858, § 2441 (deriv. Acts 1778, ch. 7, §§...

§ 36-3-109. Issuance of License to Drunks, Insane Persons or Imbeciles Forbidden - No license shall be issued when it appears that the...

§ 36-3-110. Contest of Issuance - Any interested person shall have the right to contest the...

§ 36-3-111. County Clerk Violating Law — Penalty - Any county clerk or deputy clerk who issues a marriage...

§ 36-3-112. Fraudulently Signing or Using False Documents — Misdemeanor - Fraudulently signing or knowingly using any false document purporting to...

Part 3 - Ceremony

§ 36-3-301. Persons Who May Solemnize Marriages - Code 1858, § 2439 (deriv. Acts 1778, ch. 7, §...

§ 36-3-302. Formula Not Required - Code 1858, § 2440; Shan., § 4190; Code 1932, §...

§ 36-3-303. Return of License to Clerk — Penalty for Failure to Return — Society of Friends - Code 1858, § 2443 (deriv. Acts 1815, ch. 47, §...

§ 36-3-304. Form of Certificate - The clerk shall, on each license, place the following form...

§ 36-3-305. Solemnizing Marriage Between Incapable Persons — Misdemeanor - Any such minister or officer who knowingly joins together in...

§ 36-3-306. Marriage Consummated by Ceremony Not Invalidated by Failure to Comply With Law — Restriction - Failure to comply with the requirements of §§ 36-3-104 —...

§ 36-3-307. Nickname in License Does Not Invalidate Marriage - Any marriage that may have been or may be celebrated...

§ 36-3-308. Marriages During War Between the States Validated - All marriages contracted and entered into during the War Between...

Part 4 - Breach of Marriage Contract

§ 36-3-401. Proof of Contract - In all actions for damages for the breach of promise...

§ 36-3-402. Plaintiff's Testimony — Corroboration Required - In any suit for damages for breach of promise or...

§ 36-3-403. Questions Considered in Determining Damages - In all suits for damages for breach of promise or...

§ 36-3-404. Measure of Damages When Defendant Over Sixty (60) Years of Age - In all suits for damages for breach of promise or...

§ 36-3-405. Joinder With Other Actions Prohibited - No action for the breach of promise of marriage can...

Part 5 - Property Rights of Spouses

§ 36-3-501. Enforcement of Antenuptial Agreements - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, except as provided...

§ 36-3-502. Creditor's Rights - Code 1858, §§ 1767, 1768 (deriv. Acts 1785, ch. 12,...

§ 36-3-503. Antenuptial Debts of Wife — Nonliability of Husband - No husband shall be liable for the debts, contracts or...

§ 36-3-505. Tenancies by Entirety Unaffected - Nothing in § 36-3-504 shall be construed as abolishing tenancies...

Part 6 - Domestic Abuse

§ 36-3-601. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 36-3-607. Bond Not Required - The court shall not require the execution of a bond...

§ 36-3-618. Purpose — Legislative Intent - The purpose of this part is to recognize the seriousness...

§ 36-3-619. Officer Response — Primary Aggressor — Factors — Reports — Notice to Victim of Legal Rights — Ex Parte Protection Order - IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, you have...

Part 7 - Alienation of Affections

§ 36-3-701. Tort Action Abolished - The common law tort action of alienation of affections is...