Tennessee § 26-2-107 - Exemptions for dependent children.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 26-2-107 — Exemptions for dependent children., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-2-107. Exemptions for dependent children.
To the above allowances, there shall be added as exempt to the judgment debtor the sum of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per week for each dependent child under sixteen (16) years of age and a resident of this state. It is the responsibility of the judgment debtor to inform the employer of each dependent child claimed under this section. This section shall not apply if the debtor fails to so inform the employer. Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 11; T.C.A., § 26-210; Acts 1989, ch. 538, § 1. Cross-References. Installment payments to obtain stay of garnishment, service of garnishment summons, § 26-2-216 . Maximum amount of disposable earnings exempt from garnishment, garnishment costs, § 26-2-106 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Exemptions From Execution and Attachment, §§ 3, 12. Law Reviews. Enforcing Money Judgments in Tennessee (Lonnie C. Rich), 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 65.
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Section 26-2-107 ("Exemptions for dependent children.") 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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