Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 30-1-102 (2026)

Jurisdiction to grant letters

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Letters of administration shall be granted by the probate court of the county where the intestate had usual residence at the time of the intestate's death, or, in case the intestate had fixed places of residence in more than one county, the probate court of either county may grant letters of administration upon the intestate's estate.

Code 1858, § 2202 (deriv. Acts 1777 (Nov.), ch. 2, § 62; 1789, ch. 23, § 1; 1794, ch. 1, § 47); Shan., § 3934; mod. Code 1932, § 8144; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-102.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: In Re: Est. Of Ernest Lester Salmons (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018).

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In Re: Est. Of Ernest Lester Salmons (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 5× “, Tenn. Code Ann. § 30-1-102 . As this Court has previously elucidated regarding the distinction and interplay between venue and jurisdiction concerning a trial court’s ability to adjudicate an action: Venue refers to locality, and in the legal sense it signifies the proper…”

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