(a) The court shall order the petitioner to pay over and deliver to the new personal representative the balance of money, property, and effects in the petitioner’s hands; and, unless the payment and delivery are made in pursuance of the order, the court may order an execution against the petitioner and the petitioner’s sureties, after giving five (5) days’ notice to the sureties.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 30-1-113

  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Personal representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Within one (1) month from the time of appointment, the new representative shall make and duly file a true and perfect inventory of the estate of the deceased that comes to the representative’s hands.