Tennessee Code 30-5-101 – Initiation of administration
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 30-5-101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- Probate: Proving a will
The administration of an insolvent estate shall begin upon the filing of a petition to probate or the application for letters of administration by the personal representative or a creditor in the court having probate jurisdiction.