Tennessee § 31-5-102 - Collation of advancements generally.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 31-5-102 — Collation of advancements generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-5-102. Collation of advancements generally.
All advancements, whether by settlement or otherwise, in the lifetime of deceased, or by testamentary provision, shall be collated and brought into contribution in the partition and distribution of the real and personal estate of the deceased; those in real estate, first in the partition of real estate, and those in personal estate in the distribution of the personal estate. Code 1858, § 2432 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 48, § 1); Shan., § 4175; Code 1932, § 8402a; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 31-702. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 819, 820. Law Reviews. Concealing Legislative Reform in the Common-Law Tradition: The Advancements Doctrine and the Uniform Probate Code (Mary L. Fellows), 37 Vand. L. Rev. 671 (1984). The Doctrine of Advancements, 17 Tenn. L. Rev. 254 (1943). The Doctrine of Advancements in Tennessee (Stephanie W. Harris), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 763 (1983). Wills, Trusts and Estates (Herein of Future Interests) — 1956 Tennessee Survey (W. J. Bowe), 9 Vand. L. Rev. 1157 (1956).
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Section 31-5-102 ("Collation of advancements generally.") 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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