Tennessee § 66-23-115 Proof by handwriting of maker or witnesses

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§ 66-23-115 — Proof by handwriting of maker or witnesses

Tennessee § 66-23-115

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-23-115 (2026).

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If the person executing the instrument is dead, or resides or is beyond the limits of the United States and its territories, and the subscribing witnesses are dead, or have become insane or blind, or deaf or hard of hearing, since they became subscribing witnesses, or they cannot be found, then the instrument may be proven for registration before any of the officers mentioned in § 66-23-101 , by any two (2) persons acquainted with the handwriting of such maker or such witnesses.

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If the person executing the instrument is dead, or resides or is beyond the limits of the United States and its territories, and the subscribing witnesses are dead, or have become insane or blind, or deaf or hard of hearing, since they became subscribing witnesses, or they cannot be found, then the instrument may be proven for registration before any of the officers mentioned in § 66-23-101 , by any two (2) persons acquainted with the handwriting of such maker or such witnesses.

Legislative History

Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 642, s 1, eff. 3/11/2022. Acts 1869-1870, ch. 122, § 2; Shan., § 3732; Code 1932, §7647; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-2315.