Notwithstanding §§ 30-2-307 — 30-2-310, the personal representative, if in the personal representative's discretion it is deemed proper, may waive the requirement for the filing of and may pay any claim not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) principal amount. If the act of the personal representative in so doing is brought into question, the personal representative will have the burden of showing the validity of the claim so paid.
C. Supp. 1950, § 8196.2; Acts 1979, ch. 90, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-514; Acts 1987, ch. 322, § 8.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 30 - Administration of Estates
Chapter 2 - Management, Settlement and Distribution
Part 3 - Inventory and Management
§ 30-2-301. Making Inventory — Return — Notice to Beneficiaries
§ 30-2-302. Recording of Inventory
§ 30-2-303. Sale of Decedent's Effects
§ 30-2-305. Debts Chargeable Against All Assets
§ 30-2-306. Notice to Creditors of Qualification of Personal Representative
§ 30-2-308. Triplicate Copies of Pleadings as Claims
§ 30-2-309. Statute of Limitations Arrested by Filing Claim
§ 30-2-311. Waiver of Filing Small Claims — Payment
§ 30-2-312. Entry of Claim by Clerk — Fees — Notice
§ 30-2-316. Judgment on Claims Where No Exceptions Filed
§ 30-2-317. Priority of Claims — Payment — Contested or Unmatured Claims
§ 30-2-318. Payment of Claims Prior to Time Fixed for Payment
§ 30-2-319. Time for Payment of Claims
§ 30-2-320. Pending Actions Considered Legally Filed Demands — Manner of Revival