Support of person with a disability's spouse or minor children

The appointment of a conservator for a person with a disability does not automatically terminate the duty of the person with a disability to support such spouse or dependent minor children of the person with a disability. The court having jurisdiction over the person with a disability may establish the amount of financial support to which the spouse or dependent minor children are entitled. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 435,s 45, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 49; T.C.A. § 34-13-109. The appointment of a conservator for a person with a disability does not automatically terminate the duty of the person with a disability to support such spouse or dependent minor children of the person with a disability. The court having jurisdiction over the person with a disability may establish the amount of financial support to which the spouse or dependent minor children are entitled. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 435,s 45, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1992, ch. 794, § 49; T.C.A. § 34-13-109.