Tenn. Code § 20-1-104

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069

Section 20-1-104 - Deserted wife as party

Where a husband has deserted his family, the wife may prosecute or defend, in the husband's name, any action that the husband might have prosecuted or defended. The wife may also sue and be sued in her own name for any cause of action accruing subsequently to such desertion.

T.C.A. § 20-1-104

Code 1858, § 2805; Shan., § 4505; Code 1932, § 8632; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-104.