GroundRules
← Search the law
Tennessee · Snapshot open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14

Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-8-114: Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when trustee is not original user

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. TN Code
  2. Title 35
  3. Chapter 8

(a) After an opportunity for a hearing under title 34, chapter 1, the court may grant a guardian or conservator access to the digital assets of a minor or person with a disability. (b) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or directed by the user, a custodian shall disclose to a guardian or conservator the catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by a minor or person with a disability and any digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, in which the minor or person with a disability has a right or interest if the guardian or conservator gives the custodian: (1) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form; (2) A certified copy of the court order that gives the guardian or conservator authority over the digital assets of the minor or person with a disability; and (3) If requested by the custodian: (A) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the minor or person with a disability; or (B) Evidence linking the account to the minor or person with a disability. (c) A guardian or conservator with general authority to manage the assets of a minor or person with a disability may request a custodian of the digital assets of the minor or person with a disability to suspend or terminate an account of the minor or person with a disability for good cause. A request made under this section must be accompanied by a certified copy of the court order giving the guardian or conservator authority over the property of the minor or person with a disability. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 570,s 15, eff. 7/1/2016.

(a) After an opportunity for a hearing under title 34, chapter 1, the court may grant a guardian or conservator access to the digital assets of a minor or person with a disability.

(b) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or directed by the user, a custodian shall disclose to a guardian or conservator the catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by a minor or person with a disability and any digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, in which the minor or person with a disability has a right or interest if the guardian or conservator gives the custodian: (1) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form; (2) A certified copy of the court order that gives the guardian or conservator authority over the digital assets of the minor or person with a disability; and (3) If requested by the custodian: (A) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the minor or person with a disability; or (B) Evidence linking the account to the minor or person with a disability.

(1) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;

(2) A certified copy of the court order that gives the guardian or conservator authority over the digital assets of the minor or person with a disability; and

(3) If requested by the custodian: (A) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the minor or person with a disability; or (B) Evidence linking the account to the minor or person with a disability.

(A) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the minor or person with a disability; or

(B) Evidence linking the account to the minor or person with a disability.

dian to identify the account of the minor or person with a disability; or (B) Evidence linking the account to the minor or person with a disability.

(A) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the account of the minor or person with a disability; or

(B) Evidence linking the account to the minor or person with a disability.

(c) A guardian or conservator with general authority to manage the assets of a minor or person with a disability may request a custodian of the digital assets of the minor or person with a disability to suspend or terminate an account of the minor or person with a disability for good cause. A request made under this section must be accompanied by a certified copy of the court order giving the guardian or conservator authority over the property of the minor or person with a disability.

Collected 2026-09-14T18:32:26Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection