Letters of administration shall be granted by the probate court of the county where the intestate had usual residence at the time of the intestate's death, or, in case the intestate had fixed places of residence in more than one county, the probate court of either county may grant letters of administration upon the intestate's estate.
Code 1858, § 2202 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 2, § 62; 1789, ch. 23, § 1; 1794, ch. 1, § 47); Shan., § 3934; mod. Code 1932, § 8144; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-102.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 30 - Administration of Estates
Chapter 1 - Executors and Administrators
§ 30-1-101. Letters Testamentary or of Administration Required
§ 30-1-102. Jurisdiction to Grant Letters
§ 30-1-103. Nonresident Decedents — Granting Letters Testamentary or of Administration
§ 30-1-105. Recording of Letters — Validity of Certified Copy
§ 30-1-106. Preference in Granting of Letters
§ 30-1-107. Appeal From Grant of Letters
§ 30-1-108. Administrator Pendente Lite
§ 30-1-110. Time Within Which Administration May Be Granted
§ 30-1-111. Oath of Representative
§ 30-1-112. Resignation of Representative
§ 30-1-113. Estate Turned Over to New Administrator — Inventory
§ 30-1-114. Transfer of Administration to New County
§ 30-1-115. Administrator With Will Annexed — Powers and Authority
§ 30-1-116. Appointment of Nonresident Personal Representative