(a) Married women, after February 15, 1941, may dispose of their property by will according to §§ 32-1-101 – 32-1-108.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 32-1-111

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Will: includes codicil. See Tennessee Code 32-1-101
(b) Wills executed on or before February 15, 1941, by married women twenty-one (21) years of age or over, are valid to dispose of their realty or personalty, legal or equitable, in as complete manner as if executed by femes sole.