Tennessee § 30-2-203 - Notice of application.
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§ 30-2-203. Notice of application.
When an application for homestead is filed pursuant to this part, it shall be served upon the personal representative, if one has been appointed, and to the heirs or devisees and distributees or legatees who reside in this state. If there is a minor interested, the guardian shall also be served, and, if no guardian has been appointed, the courts shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor. Service of the application upon the parties named pursuant to this subsection (a), shall constitute adequate notice of the application for homestead. It shall not be necessary to serve the application for homestead upon nonresidents, but any nonresident interested in the estate and not so served shall have three (3) years from the date of the application to move for a rehearing of the cause. The filing of a petition for a rehearing and service of the petition on all interested parties shall constitute adequate notice of the rehearing. The cost of the rehearing shall be taxed as may be deemed just by the court. Code 1858, §§ 2408 — 2410 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 77, § 3-5); Shan., §§ 4151 — 4153; mod. Code 1932, §§ 8368 — 8370; impl. am. Acts 1976, ch. 529, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 30-903 — 30-905; Acts 2002, ch. 735, § 14. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 652, 1078. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), Nos. 4-1101, 4-1103, 4-1110.
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Section 30-2-203 ("Notice of application.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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