Tennessee § 26-2-201 - Part definitions.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 26-2-201 — Part definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-2-201. Part definitions.
As used in this part: “Clerk” means a clerk of a court of general sessions, the courts of record or any other courts duly established under the laws of Tennessee; “Court” means the court of general sessions, the courts of record or any other courts duly established under the law of Tennessee; “Property, debts, and effects” includes real estate and choses in action, whether due or not, and judgments before a court; also money or stocks in an incorporated company. Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 21; modified; T.C.A., § 26-231. Cross-References. Short title of chapter, § 26-2-101 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attachment and Garnishment § 172; 12 Tenn. Juris., Executions, § 51. Law Reviews. Selected Tennessee Legislation of 1986, 54 Tenn. L. Rev. 457 (1987). Attorney General Opinions. Deducting from employee's wages employer's fee for processing child support wage assignment, OAG 84-004, 1984 Tenn. AG LEXIS 345 (1/4/84). Issuance of execution in the form of fieri facias together with garnishment, OAG 84-187, 1984 Tenn. AG LEXIS 160 (6/22/84).
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