§ 26-2-310. Registration of Freeholder’s Certificate
The officer shall certify upon the certificate of the freeholders that the same is their act and deed, and the debtor shall have the same registered in the register’s office of the county in which the lands lie, and, when so registered, it shall vest in the individual entitled to such homestead exemption, as herein […]
§ 26-2-311. Setting Apart for Deserted Family
When a debtor absconds or abandons the debtor’s family, the homestead shall be set apart for the use of the spouse and family, and shall be exempt in the hands of the spouse or children; and such property, on the death of the owner, shall be exempt in the hands of the surviving spouse and […]
§ 26-2-312. Property Purchased With or Maintained by Fraudulently Obtained Funds Ineligible for Homestead Exemption
Property shall not be eligible, in whole or in part, for the homestead exemption provided by this part, if the property has been purchased with or maintained by fraudulently obtained funds or if ownership of the property has been maintained using fraudulently obtained funds. A court shall be required to find by a preponderance of […]
§ 26-2-401. Applicability
This part shall apply to executions and garnishments in aid of execution in supplement to other applicable provisions of law; provided, that the contents of the Notice to Judgment Debtor required in connection with a wage garnishment shall be governed by § 26-2-216.
§ 26-2-402. Statement Showing Address, Amount Owed
Upon requesting the issuance of an execution or garnishment, the judgment creditor, or the judgment creditor’s agent or attorney, shall file a statement showing the judgment debtor’s last known address, the amount owed on the judgment, and the judgment creditor’s address for mailing any notice required under this part. If a clerk issues an execution […]
§ 26-2-305. Family Cemeteries and Burial Lots
Any interest or estate in a family cemetery, not in excess of one (1) acre, or in a burial lot in a cemetery, or a space in a mausoleum, or a certificate of ownership thereof, is exempt from levy of execution or attachment except as in case of homestead. Code 1932, § 7735; T.C.A. (orig. […]
§ 26-2-306. Exemption Inapplicable in Certain Cases
The homestead shall not be exempt from sale for the payment of public taxes legally assessed upon it, or from sale for the satisfaction of any debt or liability contracted for its purchase or legally incurred for improvements made thereon. It shall be exempt from seizure in criminal as well as in civil cases, but […]
§ 26-2-307. Right of Selection
Each individual who is entitled to a homestead exemption shall have the right to elect where the homestead shall be set apart.
§ 26-2-220. Applicability of Provisions for Garnishment on Attachments
The provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated in regard to garnishment on attachments also regulate proceedings under this part whenever applicable.
§ 26-2-221. Garnishment of Compensation Due From State — Amount Exempted
Garnishment of salaries, wages or other compensation due from the state, or from any county or municipality, to any officer or employee thereof, is permissible. Garnishment of compensation due from the state to contractors or vendors of the state is permissible. No such officer, employee, contractor, or vendor may validly claim any privilege or immunity […]