Tenn. Code Ann. § 30-2-603
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Service of notice of accounting
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(a) No account of any personal representative shall be taken until the clerk of the probate or chancery court, taking the account, or the personal representative or the personal representative's attorney has served the parties interested with notice of taking the account at least five (5) days before the time fixed for taking the account. This notice may be waived in writing by any legatee, distributee or other person interested in the estate. (b) If addresses of heirs, distributees, or other persons interested in the estate are unknown, the personal representative or the personal representative's attorney shall publish notice of the accounting in a newspaper of general circulation in the county with jurisdiction over the probate proceedings. Code 1858, § 2298 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 215, § 2); Shan., § 4034; mod. Code 1932, § 8247; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-1104; Acts 1986, ch. 580, § 2; 1997, ch. 407, § 2; 2001, ch. 400, § 2.
(a) No account of any personal representative shall be taken until the clerk of the probate or chancery court, taking the account, or the personal representative or the personal representative's attorney has served the parties interested with notice of taking the account at least five (5) days before the time fixed for taking the account. This notice may be waived in writing by any legatee, distributee or other person interested in the estate.
(b) If addresses of heirs, distributees, or other persons interested in the estate are unknown, the personal representative or the personal representative's attorney shall publish notice of the accounting in a newspaper of general circulation in the county with jurisdiction over the probate proceedings.
Code 1858, § 2298 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 215, § 2); Shan., § 4034; mod. Code 1932, § 8247; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-1104; Acts 1986, ch. 580, § 2; 1997, ch. 407, § 2; 2001, ch. 400, § 2.
(a) No account of any personal representative shall be taken until the clerk of the probate or chancery court, taking the account, or the personal representative or the personal representative's attorney has served the parties interested with notice of taking the account at least five (5) days before the time fixed for taking the account. This notice may be waived in writing by any legatee, distributee or other person interested in the estate.
(b) If addresses of heirs, distributees, or other persons interested in the estate are unknown, the personal representative or the personal representative's attorney shall publish notice of the accounting in a newspaper of general circulation in the county with jurisdiction over the probate proceedings.
Code 1858, § 2298 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 215, § 2); Shan., § 4034; mod. Code 1932, § 8247; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-1104; Acts 1986, ch. 580, § 2; 1997, ch. 407, § 2; 2001, ch. 400, § 2.
Status: in_force
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