(a) When any person dies intestate, after the payment of debts and charges against the estate, the deceased’s property passes to the deceased’s heirs as prescribed in the following sections of this chapter.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 31-2-101

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Heirs: means those persons, including the surviving spouse, who are entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to the property of a decedent. See Tennessee Code 31-1-101
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both real and personal property or any interest therein and means anything that may be the subject of ownership. See Tennessee Code 31-1-101
(b) Any part of the estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by the deceased’s will passes to the deceased’s heirs in the same manner.
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