Tenn. Code Ann. § 31-2-101
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Intestate estate
Official statutory text
(a) When any person dies intestate, after the payment of debts and charges against the estate, the deceased's property passes to the deceased's heirs as prescribed in the following sections of this chapter. (b) Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by the deceased's will passes to the deceased's heirs in the same manner. Acts 1977, ch. 25, § 2; T.C.A., § 31-201.
(a) When any person dies intestate, after the payment of debts and charges against the estate, the deceased's property passes to the deceased's heirs as prescribed in the following sections of this chapter.
(b) Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by the deceased's will passes to the deceased's heirs in the same manner.
Acts 1977, ch. 25, § 2; T.C.A., § 31-201.
(a) When any person dies intestate, after the payment of debts and charges against the estate, the deceased's property passes to the deceased's heirs as prescribed in the following sections of this chapter.
(b) Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by the deceased's will passes to the deceased's heirs in the same manner.
Acts 1977, ch. 25, § 2; T.C.A., § 31-201.
Status: in_force
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