Tennessee § 8-21-702 - Settlement of minor's estate.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-21-702 — Settlement of minor's estate., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-21-702. Settlement of minor's estate.
Whenever the distributive share of any minor does not exceed two hundred dollars ($200), the county clerk shall not be entitled to more than one dollar ($1.00) for any one (1) settlement the clerk may make with the guardian of such minor. Code 1858, § 4563 (deriv. Acts 1853-1854, ch. 29, § 1); Shan., § 6401; Code 1932, § 10706; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2127.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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