Tennessee § 26-2-101 - Short title.
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§ 26-2-101. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act of 1978.” Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 2; T.C.A., § 26-201. Cross-References. Attachment at commencement of action, §§ 29-6-101 et seq. Exemption of materials subject to materialmen's lien, § 66-11-113 . Priority of assignment of income for child support, § 36-5-501 . Surviving spouse and minor children, §§ 30-2-101 — 30-2-102 . Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 943. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Bankruptcy, § 10; 13 Tenn. Juris., Exemptions From Execution and Attachment, § 2. Law Reviews. An Introduction to the Proposed Bankruptcy Act of 1973: From Revision to Revolution (John A. Walker, Jr.), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 635. Enforcing Money Judgments in Tennessee (Lonnie C. Rich), 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 65. Exempt Property in Tennessee under the Bankruptcy Code (Thomas E. Ray), 18 No. 2 Tenn. B.J. 7 (1982). Forms of Relief, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 400. Inheritance and Gift Taxes — Revised (Steven A. Rajtor), 16 Tenn. B.J., No. 2, p. 25. Judicial Reform at the Lowest Level: A Model Statute for Small Claims Courts, Part III, 28 Vand. L. Rev. 747. The New Bankruptcy Code, Part II: The Interests of Secured Creditors Under the New Bankruptcy Code (Howard B. Pickard), 10 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 215. The 1978 Tennessee Inheritance and Gift Tax Reform Act (R. Wayne Peters and Steven A. Rajtor), 14-3 Tenn. B.J. 4.
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