Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-115 (2026)
Examination of judgment debtor and others
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Upon proper application by the judgment creditor, the judgment creditor may examine any person, including the judgment debtor, in order to determine the truth and correctness of the facts stated in the judgment debtor's listing as provided in § 26-2-114.
- (b) Upon application of the judgment creditor, the court may inquire into the truth and sufficiency of the debtor's claim for exemption, and may, where the debtor knowingly makes false claim for exemption, enter an order denying the debtor the right to make further claim for exemption as to that creditor's judgment. The clerk shall immediately forward a copy thereof to the employer. The creditor may likewise challenge the employer's answer in the manner now provided by law.
Acts 1978, ch. 915, §§ 6, 10; T.C.A., §§ 26-205, 26-209.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1995–1996 · leading case: In Re Clemmer, 184 B.R. 935 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1995).
In Re Clemmer, 184 B.R. 935 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1995). “The court’s research has found that the only applicable authority pertinent to the debtor’s section 26-2-102 exemption is contained in Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-115 , which provides in material part: Upon application of the judgment creditor, the court may inquire into the truth…”
In Re Sumerell, 194 B.R. 818 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1996). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 26-2-115(b) does provide in material part that: Upon application of the judgment creditor, the court may inquire into the truth and sufficiency of the debtor’s claim for exemption, and may, where the debtor knowingly makes false claim for exemption, enter an…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-115(b) — 2 cases
In Re Sumerell, 194 B.R. 818 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1996). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 26-2-115(b) does provide in material part that: Upon application of the judgment creditor, the court may inquire into the truth and sufficiency of the debtor’s claim for exemption, and may, where the debtor knowingly makes false claim for exemption, enter an…”
In Re Clemmer, 184 B.R. 935 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1995). “The court’s research has found that the only applicable authority pertinent to the debtor’s section 26-2-102 exemption is contained in Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-115 , which provides in material part: Upon application of the judgment creditor, the court may inquire into the truth…”
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