Tennessee § 32-5-104 - Admitting will to probate.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 32-5-104 — Admitting will to probate., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-5-104. Admitting will to probate.
If upon the hearing, it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the will has been duly proved, allowed and admitted to probate outside of the state, and that it was executed according to the law of the place in which the will was made, or in which the testator was at the time domiciled, or in conformity with the laws of this state, it must be admitted to probate, which probate shall have the same force and effect as the original probate of a domestic will. Acts 1919, ch. 77, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 3924a13; Code 1932, § 8115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 32-503. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 54. Law Reviews. Conflict of Laws — 1964 Tennessee Survey (Elliott E. Cheatham), 18 Vand. L. Rev. 1093 (1965). The Tennessee Court System — Probate Courts, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 461 (1978).
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Section 32-5-104 ("Admitting will to probate.") 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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