Change of name - Legitimation
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TN Code › Title 16 › Chapter 10 › Section 16-10-107
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The circuit court and the chancery court have concurrent jurisdiction to change and alter the names of persons and to legitimate children. Code 1858, § 4231 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 2); Shan., § 6069; Code 1932, § 10324; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 202; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-507; Acts 1984, ch. 682, § 1.
The circuit court and the chancery court have concurrent jurisdiction to change and alter the names of persons and to legitimate children.
Code 1858, § 4231 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 2); Shan., § 6069; Code 1932, § 10324; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 202; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-507; Acts 1984, ch. 682, § 1.
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