Section 30-3-202 - Jurisdiction - Grounds for appointmentThe chancery or probate court has jurisdiction to appoint a conservator of the estate of an absentee as defined in this part upon a showing that:
(1) The absentee has an interest in any form of property in this state, or is a legal resident of this state, or has a spouse or next of kin who is a legal resident of this state, and the absentee has not provided an adequate power of attorney authorizing another to act in the absentee's behalf with regard to the property or interest or the term of any such power of attorney has expired; and(2) A necessity exists for providing care for the property or estate of the absentee or care for or judgments concerning the absentee's spouse and children; or if the absentee has no spouse and children, the absentee's mother or father.Acts 1972, ch. 785, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.) § 30-1902.