Tennessee Code Title 35. Fiduciaries and Trust Estates § 35-15-1005

(a) A beneficiary, trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector shall not commence a proceeding against a trustee, former trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector for breach of trust more than one (1) year after the earlier of:

(b) For purposes of this section, facts indicate the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust if the facts provide sufficient information to enable the beneficiary; trustee; trust advisor; trust protector; or the representative of the beneficiary, trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector to have actual knowledge of the potential claim, or have sufficient information to be presumed to know of the potential claim or to know that an additional inquiry is necessary to determine whether there is a potential claim.

(c) If subsection (a) does not apply, a judicial proceeding against a trustee, former trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector for breach of trust must be commenced within three (3) years after the first to occur of:

(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a)-(c), no trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector may commence a proceeding against a trustee or a former trustee if, under subsection (a), (b), or (c), none of the beneficiaries would be entitled to commence a proceeding against a trustee or a former trustee for a breach of trust.

(e) Notwithstanding subsections (a)-(c), no beneficiary, trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector may commence a proceeding against a trustee or former trustee for any matter covered by a final accounting approved by the court under § 35-15-205, or for any matter covered by a notice under § 35-15-817 if the provisions of § 35-15-817 were complied with and no objections were made within the time period prescribed in § 35-15-817.