Tennessee § 30-1-106 - Preference in granting of letters.
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§ 30-1-106. Preference in granting of letters.
When any person dies intestate in this state, administration shall be granted to the spouse of that person, if the spouse makes application for administration. For want of application for administration upon the part of the spouse, the administration shall be granted to the next of kin, if such next of kin apply for it. If neither the spouse nor next of kin make application for administration, then administration shall be granted to a creditor proving the decedent's debt on oath before the probate court; provided, that when there is more than one next of kin, the probate court may decide which of the kin shall be entitled to the administration. Acts 1859-1860, ch. 36, § 1; Shan., § 3939; Code 1932, § 8151; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-109; Acts 2002, ch. 735, § 2. Cross-References. Public administrators and public guardians, when granted to, § 30-1-405 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 432. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 546, 547, 549, 552, 554, 566, 569, 571, 1052. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 4-708. Law Reviews. A Survey of Civil Procedure in Tennessee — 1977, VII. Appellate Review of the Disposition (John L. Sobieski, Jr.), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 366 (1979). Non-Tax Aspects of Estate Planning (Ronald Lee Gilman), 2 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 41 (1972).
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Section 30-1-106 ("Preference in granting of letters.") 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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