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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 30-1-102

  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probate court: means the court having jurisdiction over the administration of the estates of decedents. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Letters of administration shall be granted by the probate court of the county where the intestate had usual residence at the time of the intestate’s death, or, in case the intestate had fixed places of residence in more than one county, the probate court of either county may grant letters of administration upon the intestate’s estate.