Tennessee § 26-2-311 - Setting apart for deserted family.
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§ 26-2-311. Setting apart for deserted family.
When a debtor absconds or abandons the debtor's family, the homestead shall be set apart for the use of the spouse and family, and shall be exempt in the hands of the spouse or children; and such property, on the death of the owner, shall be exempt in the hands of the surviving spouse and children, as prescribed in § 30-2-105 . Acts 1870-1871, ch. 71, § 6; Shan., § 3810al; Code 1932, § 7732; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-312. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Exemptions From Execution and Attachment, §§ 4, 7, 10.
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Section 26-2-311 ("Setting apart for deserted family.") 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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