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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 31 - Descent and Distribution
Chapter 6 - Escheat of Decedents' Estates
§ 31-6-106. Escheat of Intangible Personal Property Subject to Administration in This State
Universal Citation: TN Code § 31-6-106 (2021)
- Subject to subsection (b), all intangible property owned by a decedent that is subject to the control of a court of this state for purposes of administration escheats to this state in accordance with § 31-6-101, whether or not the decedent was domiciled in this state at the decedent's death.
- The property described in subsection (a) does not escheat to this state but goes to another jurisdiction, if the other jurisdiction claims the property and establishes that:
- The other jurisdiction is entitled to the property under its laws;
- The decedent was domiciled in that jurisdiction at the decedent's death; and
- This state has the right to escheat and take intangible personal property being administered as part of a decedent's estate in that jurisdiction if the decedent was domiciled in this state at the decedent's death.
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