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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 30-1-402

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

An administrator, guardian, trustee, or receiver is, in all things, governed by, and subject to, all the laws, rules, duties, and penalties, prescribed by law for the government of other administrators, guardians, and receivers, and the management and settlement of estates and trusts.