Tennessee Code 30-2-602 – Citation to appear and settle – Punishment for disobedience
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 30-2-602
- 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
- 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
If any personal representative fails to settle the accounts or file a status report as prescribed in § 30-2-601, the clerk shall cite the personal representative to appear and settle on a given day, to be specified in the citation, and if the personal representative disobeys the citation, the citation being duly returned, with service endorsed on it, or endorsement to the effect that the personal representative avoids service, that disobedience or avoiding of service shall be a contempt of court, and punishable as such. At the clerk’s discretion, any citation issued for the appearance of a personal representative pursuant to this section may be served by sending such citation by certified mail with return receipt to the personal representative’s last known address.