7 chapters · 71 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 31-2-101 Intestate estate
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(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 t…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 31-2-102 Dower and curtesy abolished
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Dower and curtesy, as formerly known, are abolished. This section shall neither abridge nor affect rights that have vested before April 1, 1977.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 31-2-103 Vesting of estate — Net estate
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The real property of an intestate decedent shall vest immediately upon death of the decedent in the heirs as provided in § 31-2-104. The real property of a testate decedent vests immediately upon death in the beneficiaries named in the will, unless the will contains a specific pr…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 31-2-104 Share of surviving spouse and heirs
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(a) The intestate share of the surviving spouse is:(1) If there is no surviving issue of the decedent, the entire intestate estate; or(2) If there are surviving issue of the decedent, either one-third (⅓) or a child's share of the entire intestate estate, whichever is greater. (1…