TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 24, 2021

The TBA filed a petition with the Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday asking the court to create a new Rule 31B that would govern voluntary arbitration in domestic relations cases. The petition was drafted by the TBA Family Law Section Executive Council. Read the petition as well as four exhibits: Exhibit A New Rule 31B to Current Rule 31; Exhibit B Proposed Amendment to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31A Striking References to “Non-Binding Family Law Cases”; Exhibit C Proposed Amendments to Tenn. Code Ann. 36-3-501 and Tenn. Code Ann. 36-4-136 Rule 31B Arbitration; and Exhibit D List of Petition Recipients.