Tennessee Statutes
§ 26-2-311 — Setting apart for deserted family
Tennessee § 26-2-311
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-311 (2026).
Text
When a debtor absconds or abandons the debtor's family, the homestead shall be set apart for the use of the spouse and family, and shall be exempt in the hands of the spouse or children; and such property, on the death of the owner, shall be exempt in the hands of the surviving spouse and children, as prescribed in § 30-2-105 .
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Legislative History
Acts 1870-1871, ch. 71, § 6; Shan., § 3810al; Code 1932, § 7732; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-312.
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Tennessee § 26-2-311, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/26-2-311.