Tenn. Code Ann. § 30-1-406

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Notice given persons entitled to serve - Effect of nonappearance

Official statutory text

The notice served on those entitled to administer shall fix a day on which they may appear and qualify, and their failure shall be sufficient evidence of their refusal, and the day so fixed shall not be less than two (2) months after the death of the intestate. Acts 1883, ch. 108, § 1; Shan., § 588; Code 1932, § 842; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-1506.
The notice served on those entitled to administer shall fix a day on which they may appear and qualify, and their failure shall be sufficient evidence of their refusal, and the day so fixed shall not be less than two (2) months after the death of the intestate.
Acts 1883, ch. 108, § 1; Shan., § 588; Code 1932, § 842; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-1506.

Status: in_force

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