Tennessee § 30-2-312 - Entry of claim by clerk — Fees — Notice.

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§ 30-2-312. Entry of claim by clerk — Fees — Notice.

Each claim filed with the clerk shall be entered by the clerk in a well bound book, in which the clerk shall set forth the title of the estate, the name and address of the creditor as reflected by the claim filed, the nature and amount of the claim and the date of filing, which book shall be provided and paid for as are other records in the clerk's office. The fees authorized by § 8-21-401(c)(1)(A) shall be paid to the clerk by the claimant at the time such claim is filed. If notice is required to be given to the residuary beneficiary or beneficiaries of the decedent's estate as required by § 30-2-313(b) , the claimant shall pay to the clerk on the filing of the claim the fee provided by § 8-21-401(c)(9) for each residuary beneficiary to whom notice is to be given. Acts 1939, ch. 175, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 8196.2; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 166, § 1(38); 1983, ch. 252, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-515; Acts 2017, ch. 290, § 15. Amendments. The 2017 amendment added the last sentence. Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 290, § 16. July 1, 2017. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 781. Law Reviews. Selected Tennessee Legislation of 1983 (N. L. Resener, J. A. Whitson, K. J. Miller), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 785 (1983).

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