{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-4-114","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-4-114","heading":"Proof required","body":"If the defendant admits the facts charged in the bill or petition and relied upon as the ground for a divorce, or the bill is taken for confessed, the court shall, nevertheless, before decreeing a divorce, except a divorce on the ground of irreconcilable differences, hear proof of the facts alleged as aforementioned, and either dismiss the bill or petition or grant a divorce, as the justice of the case may require.","path":["TN Code","Title 36","Chapter 4"],"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":"cd27b321d287bc13c87911d06d978563bc5f3e889bdcd049e6b921f7ee3d811d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-4-113","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-36-4-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}