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Home » US Law » 2021 Tennessee Code » Title 25 - Judgments » Chapter 5 - Lien of Judgment

§ 25-5-101. Real Property

Judgments and decrees obtained before July 1, 1967, in any court of record of this state, in the county where the debtor resides at the time of rendition, shall be liens upon the debtor’s land in that county from the time the same were rendered. Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2), judgments and decrees obtained […]

§ 25-5-102. Equitable Interests

A judgment or decree shall not bind the equitable interest of the debtor in real estate or other property until a memorandum or abstract of the judgment or decree, stating the amount and date thereof, with the names of the parties is certified by the clerk and registered in the register’s office of the county […]

§ 25-5-103. Personal Property

An execution thereon shall not bind the debtor’s legal or equitable interest in stock, choses in action, or other personal property, not liable at law, unless a similar abstract or memorandum is registered within sixty (60) days from rendition of the judgment or decree, in the county where the debtor resides, if the debtor lives […]

§ 25-5-104. Bill to Subject Interest

In both cases, of realty and personalty, the lien shall cease, unless a bill in equity, to subject such interest, is filed within thirty (30) days from the return of the execution unsatisfied. Code 1858, § 2986 (deriv. Acts 1832, ch. 11, § 3); Shan., 4714; mod. Code 1932, § 8049; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § […]

§ 25-5-106. Appeals — Commencement of Time for Sale

If an appeal is taken from any judgment for which the lien provided by this chapter would apply, the time for sale provided in § 25-5-105 shall commence upon the final determination of such case. Code 1858, § 2983 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 90, §§ 7, 8); Acts 1885, ch. 21; Shan., § 4711; mod. […]

§ 25-5-107. Rights of Third Parties — Filing Abstract of Proceedings

The title to real estate in counties other than the county in which the judgment or decree is rendered, the bill in equity, judicial attachment, or lis pendens is filed, or from which attachments or executions are issued, shall not be in any manner affected, as to third parties (without actual notice thereof), by any […]

§ 25-5-108. Contents of Abstract

The abstract of the judgment or decree shall show briefly the names of the parties, plaintiff and defendant, the name of the court, and number of the case, and the amount, and date of judgment or decree, and the names of all parties against whom the judgment or decree is taken. The abstract of the […]