Tennessee Statutes
§ 31-2-101 — Intestate estate
Tennessee § 31-2-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title31
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 31-2-101 (2026).
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.
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Related
Timmins v. Lindsey
310 S.W.3d 834 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2009)
Linda F. Seals v. H & F, Inc.
301 S.W.3d 237 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2010)
In Re the Estate of Milam
181 S.W.3d 344 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2005)
In Re Crowell
154 S.W.3d 556 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2004)
Carter v. Hutchison
707 S.W.2d 533 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1985)
In re The Conservatorship of Cody Lee Wade
484 S.W.3d 151 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
Dennis Hall v. Thomas Howell Fowler
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2007)
In Re Chance B.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2024)
Legislative History
Acts 1977, ch. 25, § 2; T.C.A., § 31-201.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 31-1-101
Title definitions§ 31-1-103
§ 31-1-103§ 31-1-104
Descent of homestead§ 31-1-108
Tenancies by the entirety unaffected§ 31-2-101
Intestate estate§ 31-2-102
Dower and curtesy abolished§ 31-2-103
Vesting of estate - Net estate§ 31-2-104
Share of surviving spouse and heirs§ 31-2-106
Representation§ 31-2-107
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