Tennessee Statutes
§ 30-5-101 — Initiation of administration
Tennessee § 30-5-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title30
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 30-5-101 (2026).
Text
The administration of an insolvent estate shall begin upon the filing of a petition to probate or the application for letters of administration by the personal representative or a creditor in the court having probate jurisdiction.
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Related
In Re: Estate of Martha M. Tanner
295 S.W.3d 610 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2009)
The Estate of Clint Wallace v. NewRez, LLC
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2022)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 2362 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 283, § 21); 1871, ch. 106, §1; Shan., § 4102; mod. Code 1932, § 8298; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-701; Acts 1989, ch. 516, § 1.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 30-1-102
Jurisdiction to grant letters§ 30-1-106
Preference in granting of letters§ 30-1-107
Appeal from grant of letters§ 30-1-108
Administrator pendente lite§ 30-1-109
Administrator ad litem§ 30-1-111
Oath of personal representative§ 30-1-112
Resignation of personal representative§ 30-1-114
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 30-5-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/30-5-101.