In all other cases, a decree against a defendant without personal service of process who does not appear to defend is not absolute for three (3) years from the decree, unless a copy of the decree is served upon the defendant, in which case it becomes absolute if the defendant fails to come forward and make defense within six (6) months after service.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 21-1-402
Time decree becomes absolute without attachment
Code 1858, § 4379 (deriv
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