2010 Tennessee Code
Title 30 - Administration of Estates
Chapter 1 - Executors and Administrators
Part 4 - Public Administrators, Guardians, and Trustees
30-1-405 - Letters of administration When granted.

30-1-405. Letters of administration When granted.

The letters of administration may be granted, at any time within six (6) months after the death of the intestate, when it appears that the persons entitled to letters of administration refuse, after legal notice, to administer, and if it further appears that the interest of the estate requires that letters of administration should be granted.

[Acts 1883, ch. 108, § 1; Shan., § 587; Code 1932, § 841; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-1505.]  

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Tennessee may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.