§ 16-16-202. Construction of Former Statutes
All sections of Tennessee Code Annotated conferring jurisdiction in probate and related matters in the county courts, the county judge or county chair hereafter shall be construed to be applicable to the chancery court in those counties of the state to which this part applies and shall be deemed as amended accordingly. In all other […]
§ 16-16-119. Reference of Questions of Fact to Clerk — Designation as Probate Master
In the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred by § 16-16-107, by title 33, or by title 34, chapter 10, the county judge may, in the county judge’s discretion, by general or special orders of reference, refer questions of fact to the county clerk, for taking of proof, either by depositions or by oral testimony, and […]
§ 16-16-120. Information to Be Collected and Reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Nics Index and the Department of Safety by Those County and Probate Courts in Which Commitments to a Mental Institution Are Ordered
As used in this section: “Adjudication as a mental defective or adjudicated as a mental defective” means: A determination by a court in this state that a person, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, mental illness, incompetency, condition or disease: Is a danger to such person or to others; or Lacks the ability to […]
§ 16-16-121. Relief From Firearm Disabilities Imposed on Persons Adjudicated as Mental Defective or Judicially Committed to Mental Institution
A person who is subject to 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(4) and (g)(4) because the person has been adjudicated as a mental defective or judicially committed to a mental institution, as defined in § 16-16-120, may petition the county or probate court that entered the judicial commitment or adjudication order for relief from the firearm disabilities […]
§ 16-16-201. Probate Jurisdiction and Administration of Estates in Chancery Court
In all counties where not otherwise specifically provided by public, private, special or local acts, all jurisdiction relating to the probate of wills and the administration of estates of every nature, including the estates of decedents and of wards under guardianships or conservatorships and related matters previously vested in the county court, the county judge […]
§ 16-16-109. Powers Necessary to Jurisdiction
The county court is expressly vested, over all subjects enumerated in §§ 16-16-107 and 16-16-108, with all the power and authority necessary and proper to the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred. Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of: not less […]
§ 16-16-110. Powers in Sale of Property
The court may, pursuant to § 16-16-109, appoint commissioners to make sale of real or personal property, taking bond and security for the faithful performance of duty, when deemed necessary; may revise, set aside, or confirm the proceedings of the commissioners, as such other courts; render judgments or decrees upon notes and obligations taken in […]
§ 16-16-111. Powers After Confirmation of Sale
When land is sold by any order or decree of the county court, and the sale reported by the clerk and confirmed by the court, the county court shall have the same power and jurisdiction over the cause against the purchaser as the chancery court has by law, notwithstanding the sale has been reported and […]
§ 16-16-112. Enforcement of Small Liens
Jurisdiction is conferred upon the county court to enforce vendors’ liens and foreclose mortgages upon all sums under fifty dollars ($50.00), and also to enforce all liens on all sums under fifty dollars ($50.00) in such cases as the chancery court alone would have jurisdiction if the amount were more than fifty dollars ($50.00). The […]
§ 16-16-113. Writs of Possession
The county court shall have the same power to issue writs of possession to put the purchaser in possession in all cases that the chancery court has and shall be governed by the same rules. Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal […]