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Chapter 1 - Execution of Wills
Part 1 - Execution Generally
§ 32-1-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 32-1-102. Persons Qualified to Make a Will - Any person of sound mind eighteen (18) years of age...
§ 32-1-105. Holographic Will - No witness to a holographic will is necessary, but the...
§ 32-1-107. Foreign Execution - A will executed outside this state in a manner prescribed...
§ 32-1-108. Application of §§ 32-1-101 — 32-1-108 - Sections 32-1-101 — 32-1-108, inclusive, shall not apply to wills...
§ 32-1-109. Requisites of Will Executed on or Before February 15, 1941 - No last will or testament executed on or before February...
§ 32-1-110. Requisites of Holographic Will Executed on or Before February 15, 1941 - A paper writing, written on or before February 15, 1941,...
§ 32-1-111. Married Women's Power to Dispose of Property by Will - Code 1858, § 2168 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 180, §...
§ 32-1-113. Mailing or Delivery of Will to Personal Representative or Clerk of Court - then the person having possession of the original instrument shall...
Part 2 - Revocation
§ 32-1-201. Actions Effecting a Revocation of Will - A will or any part thereof is revoked by:
Chapter 2 - Probate of Wills
§ 32-2-101. Place of Proving and Recording Will and Granting Letters Testamentary - Wills shall be proved and recorded and letters testamentary granted...
§ 32-2-102. Original Will — Where Kept — Transfer of Will — Record of Transfer - Code 1858, § 2170 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, §...
§ 32-2-103. Withdrawal of Will for Proof Out of State - Whenever any will has been proved and recorded for six...
§ 32-2-104. Proof of Will Generally - Code 1858, §§ 2171, 2172 (deriv. Acts 1789, ch. 23,...
§ 32-2-105. Proof of Will of Person Serving in Armed Forces - Code 1858, §§ 2191, 2192 (deriv. Acts 1847-1848, ch. 82,...
§ 32-2-106. Proof of Nuncupative Will - Code 1858, § 2166 (deriv. Acts 1784 (Apr.), ch. 22,...
§ 32-2-107. Effect of Probate - The probate of wills in the probate courts shall be...
§ 32-2-108. Copies of Wills as Evidence - Attested or certified copies of wills, or the records thereof,...
§ 32-2-109. Original — When to Be Produced - Code 1858, §§ 2199, 2200 (deriv. Acts 1784 (Oct.), ch....
§ 32-2-110. Affidavit of Witnesses to Prove Will - Any or all of the attesting witnesses to any will...
§ 32-2-111. Admission to Probate for Establishing a Muniment of Title to Real Estate and Personal Property - Regardless of the date of the person's death and any...
Chapter 3 - Construction, Operation and Effect
§ 32-3-101. Operation of Will - A will shall be construed, in reference to the real...
§ 32-3-102. Devise of Land - Every devise shall convey the entire estate of the testator...
§ 32-3-103. Pretermitted Child - Code 1858, §§ 2193, 2194 (deriv. Acts 1823, ch. 28,...
§ 32-3-104. Death of Class Member Before Time of Enjoyment - Where a bequest, devise, conveyance, transfer or gift is made...
§ 32-3-105. Death of Devisee or Legatee Before Death of Testator - Code 1858, § 2196 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 180, §...
§ 32-3-108. Marital Deduction - Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1)(D), the formula referred to in subdivision (a)(1)(B)...
§ 32-3-109. Trials for Construction or Interpretation of Wills — Jurisdiction of Courts - Any court of record having probate jurisdiction has concurrent jurisdiction...
§ 32-3-110. Power of Appointment - This section applies only to powers of appointment exercisable by...
§ 32-3-112. Disposition of Residue - If the residue of the decedent's testamentary estate or the...
§ 32-3-114. Modification of Will to Achieve Testator's Objectives - To achieve the testator's tax objectives, the court may modify...
Chapter 4 - Contest
§ 32-4-101. Certificate That Will Is Contested — Contestant's Bond - Code 1858, § 2173 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, §...
§ 32-4-102. Bond of Legatee or Devisee - Code 1858, §§ 2174, 2175 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 77,...
§ 32-4-103. Contest in Forma Pauperis - Persons may be permitted to have an issue made upon...
§ 32-4-104. Issues — When and How Made Up — When Triable - After the filing of the certificate of the contest and...
§ 32-4-105. Proof of Will - Upon the trial of the issue in case of a...
§ 32-4-106. Original Will Lost - If the original will is lost or mislaid so that...
§ 32-4-107. Trial by Jury — Certification to Probate Court - Code 1858, §§ 2180, 2181 (deriv. Acts 1789, ch. 23,...
§ 32-4-108. Statute of Limitations - All actions or proceedings to set aside the probate of...
§ 32-4-109. Trials Upon Validity of Wills — Jurisdiction of Courts - Any court of record that has probate jurisdiction, whether a...
Chapter 5 - Administration Upon Foreign Wills
§ 32-5-101. Recording Will - A will, duly proved, allowed and admitted to probate outside...
§ 32-5-102. Executors of Other States Qualifying — Bond - When there are goods and chattels in this state to...
§ 32-5-103. Petition for Probate — Hearing — Notice - When a copy of a will of another state, district,...
§ 32-5-104. Admitting Will to Probate - If upon the hearing, it appears to the satisfaction of...
§ 32-5-106. Contest - Any person interested to contest the validity of a will...
§ 32-5-107. Authentication - Any copy of a will from another state, District of...
§ 32-5-108. Copy of Will as Evidence - A copy of a will from another state, District of...
§ 32-5-109. Registration of Will as Muniment of Title - A copy of a will, foreign or domestic, certified by...
Chapter 11 - Living Wills
§ 32-11-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 32-11-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 32-11-105. Form of Declaration - The declaration may be substantially in the following form, but...
§ 32-11-106. Revocation of Declaration - A declaration may be revoked at any time by the...
§ 32-11-107. Effective Date of Declaration — Subsequent Declarations — Incapacitated Declarants - A declaration shall be effective from the date of its...
§ 32-11-109. Willful Misconduct — Penalty - Any person who willfully conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates or damages...
§ 32-11-111. Living Wills Executed Outside Tennessee — When Effective - A living will that is executed outside of this state...
§ 32-11-112. Living Wills Executed Before July 1, 1991 — When Effective - A living will executed before July 1, 1991, shall be...