Tennessee § 31-6-104 Escheat of tangible personal property subject to administration in this state

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§ 31-6-104 — Escheat of tangible personal property subject to administration in this state

Tennessee § 31-6-104

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 31-6-104 (2026).

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(a)Subject to subsection (b), all tangible personal property owned by a decedent that is subject to the control of a court of this state for the purposes of administration escheats to this state in accordance with § 31-6-101 .

(b)Property that otherwise falls within subsection (a) does not escheat to this state but goes to another jurisdiction if the other jurisdiction claims the property and establishes that:

(1)The other jurisdiction is entitled to the property under its laws;

(2)The decedent customarily kept the property in that jurisdiction prior to the decedent's death; and (3) This state has the right to escheat and take tangible personal property being administered as part of a decedent's estate in the other jurisdiction if the decedent customarily kept the property in this stat

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(a) Subject to subsection (b), all tangible personal property owned by a decedent that is subject to the control of a court of this state for the purposes of administration escheats to this state in accordance with § 31-6-101 . (b) Property that otherwise falls within subsection (a) does not escheat to this state but goes to another jurisdiction if the other jurisdiction claims the property and establishes that: (1) The other jurisdiction is entitled to the property under its laws; (2) The decedent customarily kept the property in that jurisdiction prior to the decedent's death; and (3) This state has the right to escheat and take tangible personal property being administered as part of a decedent's estate in the other jurisdiction if the decedent customarily kept the property in this state prior to the decendent's death.