Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-27-217 (2026)

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The rights of the parties shall be settled by the judgment or decree of the court, and the proceeds divided in accordance therewith.

Code 1858, § 3302 (deriv. Acts 1827, ch. 54, § 2); Shan., § 5051; Code 1932, § 9206; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2147.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2026 · leading case: Parker v. Lambert, 206 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).

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Parker v. Lambert, 206 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “§ 29-27-217 (2005); see also Tenn.Code. Ann.”

Suzanne R. Vance v. Sally Ann Blue (Tenn. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-27-217 (2012) (“The rights of the parties shall be settled by the judgment or decree of the court, and the proceeds divided in accordance therewith.”

Sallie Lunn Tarver v. John Taylor Tarver (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-27-217 (2005); see also Tenn.”

Ajit C. Desai v. B. G. Naik Trust (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “2006) (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-27-217 ) (“The rights of the parties shall be settled by the judgment or decree of the court, and the proceeds divided in accordance therewith.”

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