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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-21-702

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

Whenever the distributive share of any minor does not exceed two hundred dollars ($200), the county clerk shall not be entitled to more than one dollar ($1.00) for any one (1) settlement the clerk may make with the guardian of such minor.