Tennessee Statutes
§ 31-2-102 — Dower and curtesy abolished
Tennessee § 31-2-102
JurisdictionTennessee
Title31
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 31-2-102 (2026).
Text
Dower and curtesy, as formerly known, are abolished. This section shall neither abridge nor affect rights that have vested before April 1, 1977.
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Related
In Re Whaley
353 B.R. 209 (E.D. Tennessee, 2006)
Legislative History
Acts 1976, ch. 529, § 1; 1977, ch. 25, §§ 4, 5; T.C.A., § 31-202.
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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Tennessee § 31-2-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/31-2-102.