{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-35-15-1104","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-1104","heading":"Alter ego","body":"(a) Absent clear and convincing evidence, no settlor of an irrevocable trust may be deemed to be the alter ego of a trustee of such trust. (b) None of the following factors, by themselves or in combination, may be considered sufficient evidence for a court to conclude that the settlor controls a trustee, or is the alter ego of a trustee of such trust: (1) Any combination of the factors listed in § 35-15-1105 regarding dominion and control over a trust; (2) Isolated occurrences where the settlor has signed checks, made disbursements, or executed other documents related to such trust as a trustee, a trust advisor or a trust protector, when in fact the settlor was not such a trustee, trust advisor or trust protector; (3) Making any requests for distributions on behalf of beneficiaries; or (4) Making any requests to the trustee to hold, purchase, or sell any trust property. Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 390,s 52, eff. 7/1/2013.\n(a) Absent clear and convincing evidence, no settlor of an irrevocable trust may be deemed to be the alter ego of a trustee of such trust.\n(b) None of the following factors, by themselves or in combination, may be considered sufficient evidence for a court to conclude that the settlor controls a trustee, or is the alter ego of a trustee of such trust: (1) Any combination of the factors listed in § 35-15-1105 regarding dominion and control over a trust; (2) Isolated occurrences where the settlor has signed checks, made disbursements, or executed other documents related to such trust as a trustee, a trust advisor or a trust protector, when in fact the settlor was not such a trustee, trust advisor or trust protector; (3) Making any requests for distributions on behalf of beneficiaries; or (4) Making any requests to the trustee to hold, purchase, or sell any trust property.\n(1) Any combination of the factors listed in § 35-15-1105 regarding dominion and control over a trust;\n(2) Isolated occurrences where the settlor has signed checks, made disbursements, or executed other documents related to such trust as a trustee, a trust advisor or a trust protector, when in fact the settlor was not such a trustee, trust advisor or trust protector;\n(3) Making any requests for distributions on behalf of beneficiaries; or\n(4) Making any requests to the trustee to hold, purchase, or sell any trust property.","path":["TN Code","Title 35","Chapter 15"],"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 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"3e3b32aa939d2ac7f7c3e64347402d8c10566552fe5465cc8bd9f3e7d6a24b01","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-35-15-1103","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-35-15-1105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}