{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-34-105","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-34-105","heading":"Settlements on behalf of minors","body":"(a) (1) In any tort claim settlement involving a minor, the court shall conduct a hearing at which the minor and legal guardian are present if the tort claim settlement: (A) Is a settlement of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more; (B) Is a structured settlement; or (C) Involves a minor who is not represented by an attorney licensed to practice in this state. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1), the court may, in its discretion, conduct the hearing in chambers or by remote communication and may excuse the minor from attending the hearing. (b) A tort claim settlement does not otherwise require court approval merely because it involves a minor. (c) In the order approving a tort claim settlement authorized by this section, the court has the discretion to determine whether the settlement proceeds are to be paid to the minor's legal guardian or held in trust by the court until the appropriate time. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 917, s 1, eff. 4/27/2022. Repealed by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 7, eff. 11/12/2021. Acts 2004, ch. 701, § 1.\n(a) (1) In any tort claim settlement involving a minor, the court shall conduct a hearing at which the minor and legal guardian are present if the tort claim settlement: (A) Is a settlement of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more; (B) Is a structured settlement; or (C) Involves a minor who is not represented by an attorney licensed to practice in this state. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1), the court may, in its discretion, conduct the hearing in chambers or by remote communication and may excuse the minor from attending the hearing.\n(1) In any tort claim settlement involving a minor, the court shall conduct a hearing at which the minor and legal guardian are present if the tort claim settlement: (A) Is a settlement of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more; (B) Is a structured settlement; or (C) Involves a minor who is not represented by an attorney licensed to practice in this state.\n(A) Is a settlement of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more;\n(B) Is a structured settlement; or\n(C) Involves a minor who is not represented by an attorney licensed to practice in this state.\n(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1), the court may, in its discretion, conduct the hearing in chambers or by remote communication and may excuse the minor from attending the hearing.\n(b) A tort claim settlement does not otherwise require court approval merely because it involves a minor.\n(c) In the order approving a tort claim settlement authorized by this section, the court has the discretion to determine whether the settlement proceeds are to be paid to the minor's legal guardian or held in trust by the court until the appropriate time.\nAmended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 917, s 1, eff. 4/27/2022.\nRepealed by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 6, s 7, eff. 11/12/2021.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 34"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:51:56Z","sha256":"490a61dd2cff2de6fc790a3632e1e843a96839b160bb2f6a7d48acd7ab2fcfcb","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-34-104","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-34-106","notices":[{"id":"open-us-law","title":"Open US Law compilation","text":"Compilation CC BY 4.0, Open US Law (Vaquill AI). GroundRules uses only the releases published under CC BY 4.0: from v2026.09 the compilation is licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, and GroundRules does not use those releases. Each affected row names its release in its vintage label. GroundRules parsed and filtered the compilation to retain enacted text.","url":"https://huggingface.co/datasets/vaquill/open-us-law","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},{"id":"pro-tn","title":"Tennessee Release 76 supplement","text":"Tennessee electronic product files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain mark. GroundRules uses enacted text from Release 76 only as a labeled supplement to the newer Open US Law rows.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.tn.tca"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}