(a) All actions against the personal representative of a decedent, for demands against such decedent, shall be brought within seven (7) years after the decedent’s death, notwithstanding any disability existing; otherwise they will be forever barred.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 28-3-102

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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
(b) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to extend the time limited by §§ 30-2-310, 30-2-314 and 30-2-315.
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