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Part 1 - Exemptions
§ 26-2-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 26-2-102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 26-2-108. Personal Earnings Not Exempt From Order for Alimony or Child Support - The personal earnings of the debtor shall not be exempt...
§ 26-2-109. Debtor Deserting Family — Property Exempt in Hands of Spouse or Children - When a debtor absconds or leaves such debtor's family, the...
§ 26-2-111. Additional Exemptions — Certain Benefit Payments — Awards — Tools of Trade — Health Care Aids — Child Support Obligations - In addition to the property exempt under § 26-2-103, the...
§ 26-2-112. Exemptions for the Purpose of Bankruptcy - The personal property exemptions as provided for in this part,...
§ 26-2-113. Exemptions in Criminal Cases — Exemptions Not Applicable in Certain Cases - Property exempted by this part shall be exempt from seizure...
§ 26-2-114. Procedure for Exercising Exemption — Notice - NOTICETO THE DEFENDANT OR DEFENDANTS: Tennessee law provides a ten...
Part 2 - Garnishment
§ 26-2-201. Part Definitions - As used in this part:
§ 26-2-202. Property, Debts and Effects Liable to Satisfy Judgment - All property, debts and effects of the defendant in the...
§ 26-2-203. Summons of Garnishee - NOTICE — Although you have a longer time in which...
§ 26-2-205. Garnishee's Answer — Effect - The answer of the garnishee is not conclusive.
§ 26-2-206. Execution Awarded for Property in Garnishee's Hands - If, upon the answer and the examination of the garnishee,...
§ 26-2-207. Notice to Other Persons Holding Defendant's Property - So, also, if the garnishee's examination shows that any property,...
§ 26-2-208. Delivery of Garnisheed Property — Judgment for Nondelivery - As soon as the property is declared to be the...
§ 26-2-209. Failure to Appear or Answer - The date garnishee's answer is received by the court clerk...
§ 26-2-210. Levy of Execution on Land - If an execution is issued by a court that is...
§ 26-2-211. Execution Stayed Until Choses in Action Become Due - Execution of the garnishment judgment may be stayed until the...
§ 26-2-212. Certificate Given to Garnishee Stating Date and Amount of Judgment - The garnishee against whom judgment has been rendered is entitled...
§ 26-2-213. Lien Upon Debts Due and Payable in Future - If upon disclosure made on oath by the debtor it...
§ 26-2-215. Employer to Remit Withheld Moneys to Court - The employer garnishee shall remit to the court all moneys...
§ 26-2-216. Installment Payments to Obtain Stay of Garnishment — Service of Garnishment Summons - IN THE COURT FOR COUNTY, TENNESSEE Plaintiff, ) vs. )...
§ 26-2-218. Written Agreement for Installment Payments - A written agreement for the payment of a judgment in...
§ 26-2-220. Applicability of Provisions for Garnishment on Attachments - The provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated in regard to garnishment...
§ 26-2-221. Garnishment of Compensation Due From State — Amount Exempted - Garnishment of salaries, wages or other compensation due from the...
§ 26-2-223. No Wages Due Garnisheed Employee — Judgment Null and Void - In any case where judgment is obtained under §§ 26-2-205...
Part 3 - Homestead Exemptions
§ 26-2-302. Life Estates and Equitable Estates - Section 26-2-301 shall apply to life estates and equitable estates...
§ 26-2-303. Leasehold Estates - Section 26-2-301 shall apply to leasehold real property which is...
§ 26-2-304. Insurance Proceeds From Homestead - All moneys arising from insurance on a homestead which is...
§ 26-2-305. Family Cemeteries and Burial Lots - Any interest or estate in a family cemetery, not in...
§ 26-2-306. Exemption Inapplicable in Certain Cases - The homestead shall not be exempt from sale for the...
§ 26-2-307. Right of Selection - Each individual who is entitled to a homestead exemption shall...
§ 26-2-308. Procedure to Set Apart - Whenever real property of an individual who is entitled to...
§ 26-2-309. Sale and Reinvestment of Exempt Proceeds - When the real estate levied on is of greater value...
§ 26-2-310. Registration of Freeholder's Certificate - The officer shall certify upon the certificate of the freeholders...
§ 26-2-311. Setting Apart for Deserted Family - When a debtor absconds or abandons the debtor's family, the...
§ 26-2-312. Property Purchased With or Maintained by Fraudulently Obtained Funds Ineligible for Homestead Exemption - Property shall not be eligible, in whole or in part,...
Part 4 - Executions and Garnishments in Aid of Executions
§ 26-2-401. Applicability - This part shall apply to executions and garnishments in aid...
§ 26-2-402. Statement Showing Address, Amount Owed - Upon requesting the issuance of an execution or garnishment, the...
§ 26-2-404. Contents of Notice - IN THE COURT FOR COUNTY, TENNESSEE Plaintiff, ) vs. )...
§ 26-2-405. Copy of Execution Furnished Judgment Debtor - A sheriff or other officer who levies an execution upon...
§ 26-2-406. Mailing of Garnishment to Judgment Debtor - A sheriff or other officer who summons a garnishee shall...
§ 26-2-407. Motion to Quash Execution or Garnishment - A judgment debtor may assert exemption rights after the service...
§ 26-2-408. Property Determined to Be Exempt - No sheriff or other officer shall conduct an execution sale,...
§ 26-2-409. Copies of Forms to Be Furnished - The University of Tennessee county technical assistance service shall provide...
§ 26-2-410. Hearing on Exemptions — Notice - Upon the filing of a motion to quash or other...