When a debtor absconds or abandons the debtor's family, the homestead shall be set apart for the use of the spouse and family, and shall be exempt in the hands of the spouse or children; and such property, on the death of the owner, shall be exempt in the hands of the surviving spouse and children, as prescribed in § 30-2-105.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 2 - Exemptions—garnishment
§ 26-2-302. Life Estates and Equitable Estates
§ 26-2-304. Insurance Proceeds From Homestead
§ 26-2-305. Family Cemeteries and Burial Lots
§ 26-2-306. Exemption Inapplicable in Certain Cases
§ 26-2-307. Right of Selection
§ 26-2-308. Procedure to Set Apart
§ 26-2-309. Sale and Reinvestment of Exempt Proceeds
§ 26-2-310. Registration of Freeholder's Certificate