Tennessee § 31-5-103 - Collation of excess over share.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 31-5-103 — Collation of excess over share., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-5-103. Collation of excess over share.
Should the value of the advancements in real estate exceed the child's share, the overplus shall be collated and brought into contribution in the distribution of the personal estate, and should the value of the advancements in personal estate exceed the share of the child in the personal estate, then the excess shall be brought into contribution in the partition of the real estate. Code 1858, § 2433 (deriv. Acts 1839-1840, ch. 48, § 2); Shan., § 4176; Code 1932, § 8403; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 31-703. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 819, 823. Collateral References. Recovery of excess of advancement over distributable share in estate. 46 A.L.R. 1428 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-5-103 ("Collation of excess over share.") 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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